“Are You Bored Yet?”-Wallows
Think back to your teens. You’re alone with your special someone, not speaking.
During this uneasy silence, anxious thoughts are racing through both of your
heads all-the-while wondering what the other is thinking. You’re questioning
the relationship… analyzing and replaying everything that was said or done in
the past.
But you’re both just too afraid to speak.
The SoCal trio Wallows have successfully tapped into this all-too-familiar coming-of-age adolescent awkwardness by taking those unspoken insecurities and converting them into a poetic he-feels/she-feels dialogue of self-doubt and indecision.
The female role in this three-minute pop play is performed perfectly by DIY YouTube star Clairo who brought her charming and delicate voice to the mix.
Wallows guitarist and vocalist Dylan Minnette (who also plays the role of Clay Jensen in the Netflix drama "13 Reasons Why") explained to Flood Magazine, “I look at her part as the other person, the other side of the relationship in the second verse. That point of view is way more optimistic: ‘This can work out. We can get through this undefeated.’ But the narrator of the song is too far gone."
The conversation within “Are You Bored Yet?” is beautifully layered over a breezy, synth-laden instrumentation that evokes a Psychedelic Furs “Love My Way” vibe which is anything but boring.
Although this young LA group has been together for the better part of a decade, “Are You Bored Yet?” happens to be one of the tracks off their very first album, Nothing Happens, which was released last week.
But you’re both just too afraid to speak.
The SoCal trio Wallows have successfully tapped into this all-too-familiar coming-of-age adolescent awkwardness by taking those unspoken insecurities and converting them into a poetic he-feels/she-feels dialogue of self-doubt and indecision.
"Will you tell the truth so I don't have to lie?""Are You Bored Yet?” has it all… wonderful lyrics, solid instrumentation and an infectious refrain. But it took a guest vocalist – someone who could radiate hopeful naïveté – to create such a dynamic, yet playful vintage-sounding masterpiece.
The female role in this three-minute pop play is performed perfectly by DIY YouTube star Clairo who brought her charming and delicate voice to the mix.
Wallows guitarist and vocalist Dylan Minnette (who also plays the role of Clay Jensen in the Netflix drama "13 Reasons Why") explained to Flood Magazine, “I look at her part as the other person, the other side of the relationship in the second verse. That point of view is way more optimistic: ‘This can work out. We can get through this undefeated.’ But the narrator of the song is too far gone."
The conversation within “Are You Bored Yet?” is beautifully layered over a breezy, synth-laden instrumentation that evokes a Psychedelic Furs “Love My Way” vibe which is anything but boring.
Although this young LA group has been together for the better part of a decade, “Are You Bored Yet?” happens to be one of the tracks off their very first album, Nothing Happens, which was released last week.
