After the Storm ft. Tyler, the Creator and Bootsy Collins - Kali Uchis
If you see Bootsy Collins featured on a track, I don't care who's song it is, it is a must-listen. "After the Storm" is a recent release from Kali Uchis that features another collaboration with the flower boy himself Tyler, the creator, and friggin' Bootsy Collins, and what a tune we have here. Clearly the dream pop deal, or just vibe culture seems to be an influence for Kali because "After the Storm" is such a soothing and spacious song, and like many of the songs attributed to dream pop, its lotus effect wraps you into the spell-binding-nature to deliver a cool message.
Moving on from a relationship is hard, but it's harder not to have resentment for the other person and really come right out of it optimistically. This notion is pretty much the idea that surrounds the dimensions of the song and is a call to be strong; the hurt will pass, and if this relationship didn't work out, there's always more to be had, and eventually, the right person will come along. Kali and Bootsy harp on just trying, being strong, and know that "the sun will come out...'cause after the storm/is when the flowers bloom."
I feel like this song could of been part of Tyler's Flower Boy, due to "After the Storm's" melodies, it's depths of complicated relationships and liberation, and most simply, the references and symbolism in nature and flowers. Tyler, featuring in this song, is the proverbial light at the end of a tunnel as he is "the hottest flower boy/that popped up on the scene," and is the flower that blooms after the storm.
In a more simplistic view of the song, it's addicting. The chorus, soft and fragile like a flower, is clear and spacious with a very clean chord progression that will not only make you sing along but groove in your couch cushion. When the song fads out in its completion you honestly find yourself a little disheartened, only because it's over, and I think that's what really distinguishes this as cool song. Not only do Kali's vocals hold a daydreaming cadence, along with cool and chill-ass melodies, meticulous and groovy instrumentation, but it has a relatable and strong message, a narrative, and the ability to make you want to listen to it over-and-over again. It's good shit.
Moving on from a relationship is hard, but it's harder not to have resentment for the other person and really come right out of it optimistically. This notion is pretty much the idea that surrounds the dimensions of the song and is a call to be strong; the hurt will pass, and if this relationship didn't work out, there's always more to be had, and eventually, the right person will come along. Kali and Bootsy harp on just trying, being strong, and know that "the sun will come out...'cause after the storm/is when the flowers bloom."
I feel like this song could of been part of Tyler's Flower Boy, due to "After the Storm's" melodies, it's depths of complicated relationships and liberation, and most simply, the references and symbolism in nature and flowers. Tyler, featuring in this song, is the proverbial light at the end of a tunnel as he is "the hottest flower boy/that popped up on the scene," and is the flower that blooms after the storm.
In a more simplistic view of the song, it's addicting. The chorus, soft and fragile like a flower, is clear and spacious with a very clean chord progression that will not only make you sing along but groove in your couch cushion. When the song fads out in its completion you honestly find yourself a little disheartened, only because it's over, and I think that's what really distinguishes this as cool song. Not only do Kali's vocals hold a daydreaming cadence, along with cool and chill-ass melodies, meticulous and groovy instrumentation, but it has a relatable and strong message, a narrative, and the ability to make you want to listen to it over-and-over again. It's good shit.
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