Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of The Morning Show on KEXP, is "Lost In the Weight" by Deserta, from the upcoming 2022 album Every Moment, Everything You Need on Felte.
Matthew Doty is wasting no time building up a catalog of work as Deserta. Quick on the heels of releasing his debut album under the moniker last year, Black Aura My Sun, the former Saxon Shore/Midnight Faces plans on releasing the follow-up titled Every Moment, Everything You Need in 2022.
The record’s lead single and our Song of the Day is the Herculean track “Lost In the Weight.” At nearly six and a half minutes, the song is a slow burn of epic proportions that sludges as if carrying the weight of the world on its back. Endless layers of swelling textures ground the track while Doty’s wispy vocals float above, urging us to “Take a little time /Slow down” like an angelic spirit guiding us from the demons in our heads.
Doty had this to say about “Lost In the Weight”:
Deserta will be in Seattle on Friday, November 5th to play the Central Saloon.
