Melding murky guitar tones with a post-punk rhythmic drive, “I’ll Wait” is a compelling new single from First Umpire. The Brooklyn-based project represents the work of Lebanese-American artist and producer Pat Cheiban, who is also guitarist in the band A Beacon School. Murmuring guitar tones complement a beckoning vocal presence — “sit down, I’ll wait, to hear the things you have to say,” — with bursting guitar layers arising upon the “corner of our mind,” line. The momentum throughout is palpable and stylishly interwoven.
Steady guitar strums past the one-minute turn develop into a peppy percussive complement and catching vocal sequence — “I’m out of mind, you’re out of line.” Squealing guitar dexterity is seamlessly conjured as “I’ll Wait” comes to a satiating close, representing a thoroughly melodic success from First Umpire.
Cheiban elaborates more on the track’s creative process and inspirations:
” “Going from the naive halls of a college dorm room to the cut-throat realities of the music industry was definitely a rough transition for me. It caused an intense shift in my personal relationships and really messed with my mental health. But through all of that, I felt like I was finding where I belonged. ‘I’m Here, I’ll Wait’ is a culmination of those oscillating emotions.”
“I’ll Wait” is one-half of First Umpire’s debut release, a double-sided single that also includes “I’m Here”:
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
We discovered this release via MusoSoup, as part of the artist’s promotional campaign.
