Exeter, Devon UK • Mar 29, 2024 • VOL XII

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Single Review: Spector – Half Life

Online Music Editor Megan Frost reviews Spector's latest single
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Online Music Editor Megan Frost reviews Spector’s latest single

Succeeding their single ‘I Won’t Wait’ in June, Spector’s ‘Half Life’ has, in fact, waited. Yet, the song is hostile to patience, lyrically exploring a watching-the-world-goes-by stance. Spector’s latest ‘Half Life’ is in halves itself as vocals fissure into high and low octaves – the latter being Spector’s accustomed baritone.

Spector’s latest ‘Half Life’ is in halves itself as vocals fissure into high and low octaves

The music video, too, is segmented across crisp shots in Brick Lane: frontman Macpherson’s prevailing taxi journey and fuzzy neon lights akin to disposable camera shots. Amidst these are shots of gambling with slot machines – coinciding with the fatalist view on “how it all pans out”.

Beginning with its underlying muted bass, discordant guitar riffs sprawl into a bouncier sound. ‘Half Life‘ is a pensive and world-weary piece. Unlike ‘I Won’t Wait’, ‘Half Life‘ is quaint with its clashing – and edging to the eerie side – vocals. It is uncertain at this point if it’s just an anomaly or the beginning of a new sound for Spector; all that can respond will be their upcoming UK tour.

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