With ‘Foam’, Chicago-based artist Myra Keyes delivers dynamic and shimmering, yet deeply introspective, listening experience that draws on a wide array of canonical influences. It features shoegazey shades of Warpaint, melancholic melodies of Radiohead and restless rhythms of Djo. Where these different sounds converge, Keyes’ instantly iconic weird-pop style emerges, one that manages to be both off-kilter and accessible.
Driven by gripping percussion courtesy of drummers Joe Mengis and Scott McPherson, ‘Foam’ is immediately catchy, designed to capture the impatient tension of early adulthood when every choice feels urgent and life-changing. Keyes wrote this track during her sophomore year of college, a time when her mind was full of self-doubt and internalised anxiety. Later, she recorded it at a newly built home studio in Portland, taking those late-night reflections and transforming them into something dreamy, profound and luscious.
The artist’s confessional narrative weaves between dreamy pop and raw indie textures; her voice is notably restrained and yet unguarded, like someone just coming to terms with their own emotions. With co-production from Scott Weddle, ‘Foam’ is a fine balance between spontaneity and sincerity, while always coming back to a stable rhythm, echoing the cyclical nature of life.
Shaking off the need for perfection, ‘Foam’ is an unfiltered pop-rock meditation on impermanence.
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