Inside/Outside– Tica Douglas
A synth line that unwinds itself slowly. It reverberates gently, and then is punctuated by a pitter-patter of drum beats. It’s got the deep cold feel of space, like a pop dream floating through the starry night. But when the bass comes in, things start to rattle and shake. And before you know it, everything has burst off into the distance. And all that’s left behind are the remnants of fireworks in your eyes.
Tica Douglas is traditionally a singer-songwriter firmly in the acoustic troubadour mold. So it’s particularly exciting to hear something that bursts out of those confines, stretches out her wings, and takes a serious leap into the great unknown.
Pick up this track here, or grab her Apollo EP. One of her old songs was on my 2011 list, but this new stuff is her best work so far.
If you’re in New York, check her out every Sunday this month at Pete’s Candy Store. Or on Oct 23rd at Cameo Gallery.
Usually when I say “I can’t stop listening to this song” I just mean “I’ve listened to it a few times.” But I actually can’t stop listening to this song…I just put it on repeat for 10, 20, 30 listens. I love it, thanks for posting it.
I really like how WEIRD it is, you know? I’m not even sure what genre you’d call this…it sounds like an avian alien race intercepted radio signals from Earth and tried replicating the sounds they heard. In a weird way, it reminds me most of Atu Kak…it has that same sort of literally otherworldly quality.