... about the irony of being a kid ... : “Sour Grapes” by Maya Yenn
“Sour Grapes” by Maya Yenn
Alt-pop artist Maya Yenn is back with another freshly-squeezed offering. Refreshing as a tall, ice-cold glass of lemonade and just as bitter, “Sour Grapes” is a downright catchy tune full of nostalgic warmth, bleeps and bloops from half remembered video games and R&B-inspired beats that speaks to the frustrations of growing up.
The track opens with the click of a loading cassette tape as it warps into life and Yenn hums along serenely to a woozy lo-fi-sounding guitar. The heady scene is abruptly shattered by a video game gun blaring like an alarm clock at 6am and we are plunged straight into the track: defiant hip-hop-tinged beats, 8-bit-sounding bass and insistent vocals envelope you as you’re met head-on with Yenn’s confessional lyrics, “Supposed to be on top now / Supposed to have it all figured out now”.
"Sour Grapes is basically about the irony of being a kid and looking forward to all the freedom you’re going to have as an adult and then you get there and feel like you actually had it better as a kid", erklärt Maya.
Und genau hier schließt sich der Kreis zwischen Lyrics und Soundselection. Wer genau hinhört wird sich an vertraute Klänge seiner Kindheit erinnern. Zusammenfassend kann man sagen: Alternative Pop von Maya Yenn, wie immer erfrischend und überraschend, aber vor allem hörenswert!
Song credits:
Written and co-produced by Maya Yenn
Co-produced and mixed by Michelangelo Dousis
Mastered by Alex Gordon, Abbey Road Studios
Trumpet and flugelhorn performed by Gary Alesbroo