Premiere: Adult Bodies, ‘Consumed by You’
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The debut single from Adult Bodies is about finding hope amid seemingly all-encompassing despair, like rays of sunlight that finally intrude on the murk of an overcast morning. It’s also a reminder that the path to transcendence starts within.
“Consumed by You” is the work of Steven Wilkin, the choir boy-turned-indie-rocker-turned-electronic musician who once fronted the bands Sun Drug and Vanaprasta. As Adult Bodies, his vocals soar from a soundscape of shimmering synths and minimalist beats, recalling the cinematic alt-pop of artists such SOHN, Rhye and James Blake.
The song emerged as Wilkin licked his wounds from a failed relationship. “As loneliness set in, I began to hide my emotional state in the darkness of the Los Angeles speakeasy scene,” the songwriter says. “There I would forget about the day and slip into the distraction of burying my pain in a room full of strangers.”
“I’m falling down deeper / I get buried without sleeping,” he sings at the outset, his woe-is-me at full throttle. As the song progresses, though, there comes the realization that “I know I played a part / I know I played a part in this.” He explains that it’s all abut “turning away from blaming it on being the victim and taking ownership” — even if it feels like, as he repeats in the chorus, “I can’t stop starting.” It makes for a powerful meditation for an artist turning the page.
“Consumed by You” is out Sept. 21.
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Sun Drug was a step down from the energy of Vanaprasta but still had a powerful sound and sound scape , but this is just pop crap.. sure it shows off his vocal rage but his fans already knew he had that. The lyrics are powerful but just drawn out from the boring pop background just sounds fake… bring back Sun Drug or Vanaprasta god I really miss how good vanaprasta was!
Wow dude. Way to be a dick. Sounds like he’s just trying to make some music and do something else for a sec. It’s people like you that ruin everything – picking sides between “rock” and “pop” and then writing something like this from a tiny perspective. You put the artist in a restrictive hole with this comment. These dude’s are just trying to get by and people taking dumps on them makes the music NOT happen anymore. At least he showed up and tried something different. BTW I like this song. Props to these dudes for making music for over a decade and not stopping no matter what.