Aging Disgracefully, that bluesy duo daring to stare down Father Time with a guitar and a microphone, has dropped “Foggy Highway,” a single from their upcoming album, “Shatter the Mirror”. And, speaking of shattering, have you ever tried to assemble IKEA furniture without the instructions? It’s a bit like that – confusing, occasionally infuriating, but with moments of unexpected brilliance.
Karen’s vocals wrap around you like the fog in the song’s title, both comforting and disorienting. Mike’s guitar work weaves in and out, sometimes a gentle guide, sometimes a rebellious detour. This isn’t background music; it’s foreground life.
The song grapples with this mad dash we call existence, portrayed as a road trip down, well, a foggy highway. Makes perfect sense; there’s talk about all the choices you make along this adventure. The destination is fixed (spoiler alert: we all end up in the same place), but how we get there? That’s the juicy bit. It’s a conversation, really, an audible wrestle, to decide between traffic regulations or that hidden path. Do we stick with those mundane signs or try taking a jump over the ravine?
The song explores this need, this absolute craving, to just… break free. There are whispers in the fog about society telling us to slow down. What’s with those prescribed rules? They question the entire concept of life stages and those absurd expectations.
Aging Disgracefully calls it. Life isn’t just about the passing moment; it’s the blurry, unpredictable journey that counts. What happens when we stop fearing the fog?
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