May 21st, 2019 1:26pm
The Fate Of A Crush
Charly Bliss “Young Enough”
“Young Enough” is essentially Charly Bliss rewriting LCD Soundsystem’s “All My Friends” into a yearning love song, the sort of thing it’s not hard to imagine playing during a particularly sappy moment in a modern rom-com. This is not faint praise. “Young Enough” is a slow burn that steadily builds to a well-earned climax while side-stepping obvious moves and sentimentality. It’s nostalgic, sure, but it’s not about overly romanticizing a failed relationship or punishing yourself for making a mistake. It’s remarkable how much compassion this song has for both sides of the situation. There is a significant musical debt to LCD here – and to New Order before them – but the most important thing Eva Hendricks takes from “All My Friends” is from the song’s most important statement: “I wouldn’t trade one stupid decision for another five years of life.”
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