Varas – My Lighter Weight (2024)
In his latest single ‘My Lighter Weight’, Swedish artist Varas strips away the layers of elaborate production to reveal a raw, deeply introspective emotional landscape. Collaborating with producer Bård Ericson, he delivers a haunting piano-driven ballad that explores the delicate terrain of vulnerability and self-perception.
Drawing inspiration from Radiohead’s ‘In Rainbows’, the track is a masterclass in musical restraint. A mournful piano line provides the perfect backdrop for Varas’ evocative vocals, creating an atmosphere of intimate confession. The song’s power lies in its simplicity – each note and lyric feels like a carefully chosen fragment of a deeply personal narrative.
Varas articulates the song’s core emotional complexity with remarkable precision. The track examines that excruciating moment of recognition when a loved one points out your hidden exhaustion – an experience that sits uncomfortably between embarrassment and unexpected liberation. His lyrics read like pages torn from a private journal, capturing the thin line between shame and a profound desire to be truly seen.
While ‘My Lighter Weight’ represents a departure from his typically intricate production style, it showcases Varas’ versatility as an artist. The 25-year-old Chilean-Swedish musician continues to demonstrate why he’s a rising star in the contemporary indie scene – an artist unafraid to deconstruct emotional barriers and invite listeners into his most unguarded moments.
The single serves as a tantalizing preview of his upcoming EP Eaten By Worms, promising a collection that will likely continue to challenge and expand our understanding of his musical range. With influences spanning from Led Zeppelin to Tyler, the Creator, Varas defies easy categorization, instead creating a sound that is uniquely his own.
Find out more about Varas on his X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and Spotify.
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