Angela Chambers “Jumping The Gun feat. Casper Clausen”

“Jumping the Gun” is a unique collaboration between Angela Chambers and Casper Clausen. The cinematic, avant-pop track delivers an impressionistic, high aesthetic expression on illusion and reality. Chambers has quite an unforgettable, haunting vocal that deals with unusual passages, providing an eye-opening perspective and interesting sonic palette through her vocal performance.

When Angela Chambers relocated to Berlin from the U.S. in 2013, she met Casper Clausen, the frontman of indie rock band Efterklang. The two had a studio jam and co-wrote “Jumping the Gun,” a track that tackles the feeling of a illusions and the seek for what’s truly underneath. The beauty of the track is the openness and its compatibility to different interpretations and symbolism.

The beautiful illusion could be anything, dream and hope, fantasy and expectation, but none of them are necessarily tied to reality. However, there’s still beauty in the unseen. Angela explained the song from another perspective, which sees how perspective changes how we perceive what’s real.

An introspective guitar paints the scene for “Jumping the Gun.” Like the reoccurring tide that carries the moonlight, Chambers’ poised vocal rides the drifting hypnotic guitar strumming. The backing vocal has just the right touch that adds nuance and light to the track. A distant piano in the backdrop gently lands on the canvas like stars in the night sky.

“Jumping The Gun” is unlike any others. It’s spirited and exploratory in the artistic form, while it’s inked with philosophical reflections.