“Love Is What You Make It” by Comett: this melancholic track feels like driving home at night or, more precisely, in the liminal space between day and night, when the lights of the city start to turn on. Its hypnotizing slow beat conveys a sense of time flowing by, slowly but steadily. The listener is immersed in Comett’s haunting vocals, which are reminiscent of Antony and the Johnsons.
Whilst the guitar riff provides a sense of longing and nostalgia, the synthesizer chords that are struck mid-song echo 80’s rock ballads and feel like a glimmer of hope as the lyrics change to “And if you feel the same, please let me show…”
Author: Cláudia H