This past week, Julian Casablancas + the Voidz dropped “Human Sadness”, the first single off of their upcoming album Tyranny. The almost eleven minute track features haunting melodies and heartfelt lyrics sung in Casablancas’ dreamy baritone. “‘Beyond all ideas of right and wrong, there is a field. I will be meeting you there,’” quotes Casablancas from philosopher Rumi.
Read the full lyrics here.
While decidedly long (though undoubtedly shorter than The Velvet Underground’s “Sister Ray”), “Human Sadness” is a perfect balance of whining guitars, mesmerizing vocals, and Nintendo sounds. I have taken to listening to it on repeat for hours at a time, fascinated not only by the beautiful music, but also by the length of the song itself and how it plays so elegantly without sounding like one would expect an eleven minute song to sound: like a big, messy, unnecessary run-on sentence. No, this song’s predominantly legato style exudes a feeling of bliss. If it is any indication of those songs to come on the new album, I recommend pre ordering now.
“Human Sadness” is available for purchase on the iTunes store as well as on Amazon, etc. The best deal, however, can be found directly on the Cult Records site where the song is only $0.59.
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