Taleen Kali unveils her latest track Crossed through Dum Dum Records, offering another glimpse into the band’s evolving sound. Serving as the B-side to their recent release Aepex, the track mirrors the group’s forward momentum while embracing the darker dimensions of their music.
Crossed delivers explosive shifts in drumming, waves of distorted guitars, and commanding vocals that span an amazing range. The band continues to deepen their signature blend of post punk and shoegaze with dark elements, pushing further into brooding, atmospheric territory.
Taleen Kali describes the song: “The opening lines of the song are ‘Rose is a rose’ which is from my favorite Gertrude Stein poem ‘Sacred Emily.’ It’s meant to convey ‘it is what it is,’ or ‘things are what they are.’ I wanted to write about how matter of fact things are in life when the only choice you have is to ride the waves of grief. I lost my grandmother in 2023, the year we released our debut album, and the song ‘Crossed’ is a personal exploration where I’m just trying to make sense of the loss. Missing my favorite person on earth and wishing I could find a way to commune with the dead. The artwork features an Ethiopian cross that my grandmother always used to wear from her hometown of Addis Ababa, which she passed onto me.”
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