Toby TomTom is a sonic alchemist, turning base emotion into gold. “23” rises above the level of song; it’s a telepathic transmission from a far-off star, pleading for understanding. This thing is a cosmic lullaby, digital dirge, and exorcism on a dance floor all wrapped up in one mesmerizing package.
The track comes across like a funhouse mirror reflecting our fractured psyche, some sort of convoluted maze of sound. TomTom’s vocal performance becomes a raw, unfiltered scream into the void for paternal love. Here, what has been perceived is like an injured angel trying to communicate with the use of only rhythm and melody in Morse code.
The aural topography is as much alien as familiar, much like discovering some ancient relic doubling for tomorrow’s prophecy, with the seamless fusion of electronic undercurrents and avant-garde flourishes. Shake Dizzy’s contribution gives jolts of adrenaline that bracket his chaotic energy with the most wonderful contrast to the kinds of introspective lyricism projected by TomTom.
“23” delivers much more than just music; it’s a gateway to a different dimension—one in which sorrow and joy sit like old friends. The track witnesses that even from the deepest pit in the darkest corner of humanity, there lights up hope—a yearning to connect with someone. Probably the answers which we seek aren’t out there in the stars; they were within us all the time.
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