The track continues to highlight the artist’s surprisingly accessible kaleidoscope of sounds.
Emerging US indie pop artist Mandi L. Kimes, better known as Lane Lines, has been making waves over the last few years thanks to their soothing, cathartic sounds that traverse subjects like mental health and trauma.
The latest release from the project is ‘Like To Look Sad’, a track that has this really overwhelming atmospheric quality throughout, almost like a reassuring guide that serves to reassure you that you’re never alone, and there is always someone going through a similar experience. The sound and style of the track feels like this truly unique kaleidoscope of vivid textures and colours, fizzing with life and a restless energy that feels all-encompassing and intense while still maintaining this reassuring kind of soothing energy. ‘Like To Look Sad’ and Lane Lines in a broader sense have this kind of appeal and charm that feels entirely new and different, and it makes for a sound that can feel chaotic, intense and welcoming all in the same breath.
“When we realize we’re not alone, we finally find validation,” says Kimes. “I want folks to know they’re heard in their own individual struggles”
