REVIEW & INTERVIEW: SOMNUM YÜTH “EVERYTHING WE WANTED”
In the steamy sunlight of Florida shore, the summer vibe kicks in with its ice-cold beers, perfectly tanned surfers, and bikini girls. You relax your eyes and gaze into the deep blue sea, but the past still lingers in the back of your head. The remaining feelings seem to evaporate, looming in the salty air and distant laughter.
In between lighthearted strumming, a melancholy lyrical theme reflects on feeling lost and fearful in love. Disruption and poor timing shaken the foundation of love and eventually became insurmountable between two lovers. Even though everything has changed, the feelings we have for one another stay the same. It seems like eternal torture. We couldn’t go back to the way it used to be.
“Everything We Wanted” was initially a voice memo titled “Florida Vibes” lead singer Ryan Yeatman recorded on Florida’s beaches. The raw melody idea immediately inspired George Psacharopoulos, guitarist and bassist of somnum yüth. Just a few minutes later, he sent back a guitar riff and solo.
“As soon as I heard the recording he sent back, I knew we had stumbled upon the perfect summer feel for a song,” said Yeatman, “the upbeat, light instrumentals inspired me to continue on a similar path but try to deliver this message with the edge of warmth.”
The energy shifted in the making of “Everything We Wanted.” The song has transformed a sour experience into social awareness. “I see a constant theme of people feeling lost in what they want to do in life, discouraged by the hardships we see in the world. In a society where we are always connected online through social media, there is a continued disconnection from reality,” Ryan Yeatman commented, “writing from personal experiences and emotions will always be present and important in making our music genuine. We seek to send a message of comfort to those who find themselves in a similar place during these times.”
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