Vanishing Loveliness

Cornelius “If You’re Here”

“If You’re Here” is slick and awkward at the same time, and deliberately so. It sounds like a slightly broken lounge or yacht rock tune, with these clean, gorgeous chords that fall between beats that stagger as though they’re buffering between clicks and hits. There’s a feeling of regret and disappointment in this music, as though you’ve planned something beautiful that hasn’t quite worked out, but the tone isn’t depressing. It’s more like — baby, we can work this out, let’s make the best of this, and besides it’s so beautiful here! I have no idea what he’s singing in Japanese, but I’ve got this whole story worked out in my mind.

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