A melodic track from Dakota Theim with a retro-pop earning, “Losing Sleep” shows a timeless appeal. Lyrical regrets — “I never meant to make you cry, I never meant to say goodbye,” — ride alongside twangy guitars and a shimmering backing, oozing nostalgia. The fading in and out of the backing shimmer, amidst the tender guitar tones, plays effectively throughout. A bouncy key-laden bridge past the two-minute mark gives off a poppy pulsation reminiscent of Brian Wilson. Insomnia never sounded so good.
Theim says the following about the track:
“I wrote this song during a period where I was having trouble sleeping at night—I remember feeling pretty sleep deprived while writing it. My parents let me turn their living room into my studio where I recorded all the tracks. I played drums, acoustic guitars, all the keyboards and vocals. My bandmate Alex played bass and other bandmate Ben played lead guitar.”
—
“Losing Sleep” and other memorable tracks from this month can also be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Best of October 2021’ Spotify playlist.
