By Charlie Maybee
DC based post hardcore band, Watersdeep, are bringing back early 2000’s emo punk vibes with their new single “The Sadness In Her Eyes”.
With guitars that modulate between chugging palm mutes and more melodic ambience, this is a song that straddles the line between metal and punk in the same way that bands like AFI, Jimmy Eat World, and Yellowcard tended towards. The tenor vocals of lead singer, Gabe Jaar, wail and cut through the dense mix with ease with a sense of wallowing, or yearning.
Lyrically, the song addresses notions of depression and possible suicidal tendencies head on. “And I don’t wanna say goodbye tonight / I just wanna know what I can do / I can’t repair the sadness in her eyes”. Whether it’s a significant other or friend, there is a loved one in trouble and Watersdeep refuses to let her suffer through it on her own. “We’ll find a way”, Jaar sings in the outro, “We’ll make it out alive”.
As the latest in a string of successful singles releases in the pandemic era, Watersdeep is a band that is unafraid to tackle dark and difficult subject matter. And while that may make for a morose listening experience, there is something cathartic to the emotional release. There is no doubt that this energy translates with even more potency in a live setting, so if you missed their latest performance at Songbyrd in Washington D.C. on July 7, 2022, keep an eye on the Alchemical Records Go section for events like this happening around the region.
“The Sadness In Her Eyes” is available on major streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music. Find this and more great music on the Alchemical Records Multigenre Mixture playlist on Spotify.
Charlie Maybee is a dancer, musician, educator, and writer based in Charleston, South Carolina who currently teaches with the Dance Program at the College of Charleston. His primary work as an artist is with his performing collective, Polymath Performance Project, through which he makes interdisciplinary performance art that centers tap dance as the primary medium of expression and research. He also currently plays rhythm guitar for the Charleston-based punk band, Anergy, and releases music as a solo artist under the name Nox Eterna.
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