Kevin Bronson on February 23rd, 2022

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Mental health is in the crosshairs of singer-songwriter Celeste Tauchar — aka Talker — in her new single, “My Meds.”

It’s a dreamy though unsettling meditation on the inability to actually feel and the frustration at being dependent on pharmaceuticals to keep one’s emotion train on the rails. Following “Sad Chick,” “Summerlin” and “Don’t Want You to Love Me,” it’s the fourth single off Talker’s fothcoming third EP, “In Awe of Insignificance,” out March 25.

The new tune is in notable contrast to the indie-rock side of the new EP.

“‘My Meds’ is a song about losing yourself in the process of trying to get better,” Talker says. “Leveling yourself out just enough so that you’re not sinking, but you’re also just treading water.

“When I made the demo, I intentionally didn’t use any guitars. I figured the song was about the crutches we lean on, and I didn’t want to use the guitar as a crutch, either. That opened up this whole new world of ethereal production and playing with new ways to express myself. I took it to my friend James Sunderland to produce it, and because we wanted to capture such a specific feeling, it took like five or six months for us to finish it. Every time we would work on it, we couldn’t capture the right moment, or we couldn’t find the perfect sonic landscape. But eventually, we found it — the final vocal is actually me in my room, lying on my floor recording myself. There’s a voice memo piano recording throughout. I think that rawness combined with James’ evocative and pulsating production creates this perfect palette for a song about trying to come back to life.”

Tauchar directed and produced the video, which stars dancer Charlotte Smith, in her room and in various states of apoplexy.

||| Watch: The video for “My Meds”

||| Previously: “Don’t Want You to Love Me,” “Summerlin” and “Sad Chick,” “Light Me Up” (with Crooked Teeth), “Suck Up,” “Learning the Feeling,” “Keep Me Safe,” live at the Hi Hat, “Intimidated”