Genevive, that London-based sonic architect, is back at it. This time, it’s with “See Clearer,” a single that’s ostensibly about breaking free from deceptive comfort zones. But isn’t everything, when you boil it down? Like trying to find the matching sock in the dryer of existence.
The track dives headfirst into self-discovery, empowerment – the whole shebang of leaving the past in the dust and wrapping yourself in a cozy blanket of self-love. Genevive lays out the narrative: it’s like recognizing you’ve been living in a meticulously crafted dollhouse, where everything’s almost real. There is that slow dawning of having accepted a counterfeit reality. It feels somehow linked to those dreams of finding the exit of a supermarket.
“See Clearer” pulses with electronic rave energy, but it also hangs back with a dream pop haze. Think neon lights filtering through a London fog. You’re running, not really sure from what, but there’s an undeniable urgency. It’s like the musical equivalent of that feeling when you’re late for a train and you’re not quite sure which platform it is… or if you even bought a ticket.
External forces, the lyrics suggest, want to keep our protagonist comfortably numb. There are hints of struggle. The persistent beat keeps us grounded in that hope, a flickering light in the shadowy corners of a rave in an unknown dimension.
The whole production makes the listener yearn for some authenticity, the truth. Genevive throws you on an emotional rollercoaster that, in the most random of correlations, oddly reminds me of Marie Curie tirelessly sorting tons pitchblende searching radium. The reward: clarity.
“See Clearer” leaves you asking: Are we ever truly awake, or just dreaming of a clearer picture?
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