Fill Your Boots Captures Life’s Ebb and Flow
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Fill Your Boots Captures Life’s Ebb and Flow

Oliver Patterson 

Fill Your Boots (More Life) by EINSAM is an enigmatic and powerful Alt Rock track with a heavy psychedelic leaning that gives it a unique vibe. Reminding me a little of Kraftwerk, the track had this robotic, rigid structural tone that allows for a wonderful sense of contrast with the chaotic psychedelic energy that defines the ebb and flow of its sound. The vocals have a repetitive and stoic delivery which lends them a robotic tone. This feels counterintuitive, going against the idea of having more life.

Stating such an innately human and fundamental principle with a robotic delivery leans into this sense of the absurd at the core of the track’s sonic tapestry. To me, this choice felt like humans seeking more while trapped in the confining barriers of modern society, long working hours, stilted first dates, and endless admin. Within that cycle, there is a desperation for more. The harmony feels significant as well. There’s a unity within the harmony that suggests that others are also stuck in this same repetitive pattern. The track delivers on this ask for more through these bold rises in tone delivered through layers of intertwining synths. Suddenly the hard rhythmic structure is put in place with these shiny synths streaming through the melody. As quickly as they appear, they then disappear, returning to the rigid rhythm. It feels as if the track has these moments of reaching for understanding before falling back into the basics of day-to-day life. This mix of excess and desperation fills many lives. The track explores that sense of bouncing between being utterly bored by the mundanity of life and being overwhelmed by the joy and emotional intensity it can provide.

Overall, the depth and poetic connection between the narrative and the sonic experience of this track make it a special listening experience that shouldn’t be missed.

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