Tōth, the solo moniker of Rubblebucket's Alex Toth, has a new album called And The Voice Said coming soon. Caroline Rose, who co-produced the album, guests on two tracks, and one has Kimbra. The latest single, "Easy," is noteworthy for a few reasons, not least of all a music video that finds Tōth morphing into a bug, Kafka-style, and features Artist To Watch Mei Semones in their backing band.
But what stands out most about "Easy" is Tōth's mastery of the old loud-quiet-loud trick. In the verses, they linger in the low register of their range, almost whispering the lyrics, "I’m feeling like myself again/ I maybe like myself again/ And I'm trying to be easy/ Don’t you want me to be easy?" Then, when the chorus hits, that voice achieves liftoff as Tōth launches into a howled high note worthy of Diary-era Jeremy Enigk.
A word from the artist:
This song is an homage to overcoming self hatred. It’s maybe the simplest and most punk Tōth song I’ve ever released and it almost didn’t make the record. But Caroline [Rose] was like "are you kidding me this HAS to be on the album!" When I was recording this in my apartment and screaming, "I’m easy" at the top of my lungs, my neighbor knocked on the door to make sure I was ok.
Watch the Michael Leviton-directed "Easy" video below.
TRACKLIST:
01 "Not Broken"
02 "Spiraling"
03 "Thoughts Are Like Clouds"
04 "Easy"
05 "Ageless Moon"
06 "Ice Cream"
07 "Triangle People" (Feat. Caroline Rose)
08 "Goo"
09 "Touching" (Feat. Kimbra)
10 "No Umbrella"
11 "Light As Feathers" (Feat. Caroline Rose)
And The Voice Said is out 2/27 via Egghunt/Northern Spy.
