The Super Late Night – Miserable (2021)
It’s normal to develop a fondness for different things – food, films, places and music. I try to avoid being too fond of musicians but there are artists who capture my attention and have a place in my heart; The Super Late Night is one of these. Not in the creepy way you understand! I’m a little weird but not that creepy.
Following his career from ‘If Not Now, Then When’ to ‘Even If I’m Right’, The Super Late Night (TSLN) makes us grin time after time. We are not the only ones to sing his praises as TSLN has featured on FV Music Blog, BBC 1 Radio, Chalkpit Records and Its All Indie (to name but a few). His music has been described as “an emo-pop masterpiece” by Aah Magazine and BBC Radio 1’s Jack Saunders told us that “he’s got a voice!”. Turning our heads once again, TSLN releases his evocative new single ‘Miserable’.
Following ‘Even If I’m Right’ (read our review), singer and producer Louis Foulkes (also known as The Super Late Night) delivers more candid lyrics and genre-defying melodies in ‘Miserable’. Driven by a strong 80s synth-pop sound but with a contemporary flair, TSLN showcases his innovativeness and eclecticism as an artist. Layering synths atop (or possibly underneath) strong indie-pop vocals show how elements can appear dominant but still merge into a united whole. Not necessarily soothing with abrupt vocal execution, ‘Miserable’ is a shock to the system; however, it does have a flowing quality making it a pleasant sonic journey.
As I mentioned, the track is jovial with a bubble-gum pink buoyancy encasing you in a whirlpool of cheery music; however, this joviality is a mere gossamer blanket to the profound content. Known for his emo-esque lyricism, ‘Miserable’ is melancholic sharing an impending sadness as TSLN shares that the song “…is a love affair with sadness; it’s about greeting misery like an old friend.”
Yet, while there the track has a sense of despondency, the single is also somewhat empowering in its nostalgic reflection. TSLN explains that “…we can be responsible for our own happiness, we can also be responsible for our own sadness in a lot of ways. Ultimately, they’re just thoughts and we’re not the walking embodiment of our own thoughts, they come and go like people or things.” It is this understanding of our strength that makes ‘Miserable’ “…the bittersweet soundtrack to self-inflicted misery.”
The anthemic ‘Misreable’ will be streaming online as of November 5th, 2021.
For more from The Super Late Night check out his official website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Spotify.
