With a peppier beat, MØ’s classic vocals, and a swanky piano riff, the song pays homage to the old MØ. I’m trapped in a blur” and “I’m lost in the words,” the song accurately conveys the dull panic of a directionless adolescence, all while maintaining a danceable tune.įrom a foundation of confused soul-searching, the album moves on to critique nostalgia as a means of analyzing the past. The frantic pessimism of “Way Out” and reluctant feelings in “I Want You” ultimately culminate in “Blur.” Melancholic instrumentals set the backdrop to dispiriting lyrics, and a shrill synth melody post-chorus adds a sense of frustration to the otherwise somber mood. Beginning in young adulthood, each song exemplifies confusion. In the end, there's not much to learn but everything to experience.Įach song contributes a part to a deep narrative, starring MØ or a fictional protagonist and delving into both their past and how they reflect on it. It reflects the chaos of life with a collection of songs just as messy and amazing. The album is a walk down memory lane with no direction, a tale of turmoil between growing older and growing up.
Four years after her debut album, “No Mythologies to Follow,” Karen Marie Aagaard Ørsted Andersen, better known as MØ, has graced us with “Forever Neverland,” in which she continues to explore the struggle of reconciling the past with a world that moves too quickly into the future.
The idyllic landscape of childhood resides in the most obscure folds of our memories, but when we find it, bittersweet nostalgia can come back to comfort as well as to haunt.