Captivating guitar melodies flow through your mind with the beauty of the countryside and the wind. Donny Draco’s vocal, on the other hand, is fully immersed with an urban sensation. “My Mind” speaks more from the heart, but not without an introspective filter. Like the flash and the blood with all the emotions and thoughts offered right in front of you, Draco’s music is brutally honest and raw. It hits instantly different from the others.

The sonic arrangement is even more interesting. The beginning is a refreshing guitar intrigue, but leading forward, the concretes and the walls seem to close up to urban nightlife, layered with trap beats and unique production. It has nostalgia in it — something that reminds you of the early aughts’ rhythm and heartbeats, but it seems to be reminiscent of childhood as well, on a personal level, or at least, it gives out that vibe that seems to surpass the 2000s year loop.

Modernity is more or less a natural glow that can’t be shaken off. It’s the collective sound in the background that no matter how hard to you to be somewhere else, you just can’t. Donny Draco didn’t fight it. He embraces modernity and even pushes it further in his music, but “My Mind” sounds more like a personal aesthetic that is awakening and is ready to establish its own style and rhythm. It doesn’t respond to what’s already there, but it aims to pave new ways.

With all the glitches and thorns, “My Mind” is a very special existence. Every inch of the song is ready to leave you with a strong impression or something hard to forget. It leaves out a feeling that you’d like to revisit. A touch that transforms into taste. Something that’s evocative and close to heart.