Ball of Wax 66 Songs: Oh Yeah, the Future – “Lastime”

This is the third time in as many volumes that our new friend Sebastian A. Bach has shown up on Ball of Wax, and the third moniker under which he’s appeared. With this volume, his actual band Oh Yeah, the Future makes their first BoW appearance, and I hope it’s not the last. “Lastime” again features Sebastian‘s – I mean, Bubba’s – eminently enjoyable vocal stylings, this time over a shuffling, jazzy arrangement that goes down easy. It’s smooth and it’s jazzy, but not smooth jazz, if you know what I mean. The lyrics seem to be a meditation on – and apology for – aging, addressed to a partner in what appears to be a fraught long-term relationship. With no lyrical refrain or chorus, there’s a lot packed into these two and a half minutes, but it all flows seamlessly, and rewards repeat listens as you try to figure out what, exactly, is going on here. I’m still not sure, to be honest, but I also don’t mind giving “Lastime” one more spin to try and figure it out.