As you might have noticed, Ball of Wax 65 is kind of easing you into this future theme. Things will get darker, I assure you, but right now we must immerse ourselves in this lush, hopeful pop gem from Spinster. A single, glimmering voice starts us off: “Stranger, can you spare a moment?” – then drops us into a beautifully sparse arrangement of drums/bass/synths, all in service of the melodies and harmonies that grow and layer, until by the end you’re just swimming in song, looking up at the blue sky, and you never want it to stop.
I have to say . . . I really, really, really wish we were able to do an in-person release show for this volume. For some reason this particular song has me feeling that loss particularly hard. I miss live music, and I want to see Spinster play this song live. Until that’s possible, I’m glad to have been able to share it with you here.