Simmerdown
~ Nostalgia 77

Description

Simmerdown is the perfect introduction to The Sleepwalking Society and to the ingredients that vocalist Josa Peit brings to the record. Sensual, strong and earthly with a dusting of the ethereal and fanciful, and some bluesy subversions of note and melody; the welcome opposite of an auto-tuned voice for hire, in other words. A little bit gospel and a little soul in its influence, “Simmerdown” is a mood piece about finding calm within yourself or with another person; a few listens and its lullaby effect will seep into and diffuse even the most stressful of days or moods. The “Simmerdown” video has an ethereal, out of time quality, achieved by shooting the basic footage and overlaying different flares and light.

Exclusive to the single, the B side, Skin And Bones, is a jam over a rhythm written by bassist Riaan Vosloo, inspired by a Mary Lou Williams quote, with Josa Peit riffing the lyrics.