Work Wife - “Too Young To Understand”
The beginning of “Too Young to Understand,” by Work Wife, features some incredibly peaceful guitar fingerpicking, which is accented by subtle electric guitar riffs. The song takes our hand as if going for a walk on a Spring day, before bursting into a gritty, melancholic chorus.
The feel of the song is one that sounds like it belongs in the late 1990s. A “90s party” is mentioned in the lyrics, so that may be the reason I am being directed to this example. This tune would be suitable for the end credits to a movie (we keep saying this, but Hollywood keeps leaving us on read). There is a real reflective mood, yet the song has a slow burning joy to it, bringing you to slowly tap your foot.
“Too Young to Understand” is masterfully orchestrated and undoubtedly an anthem. Additionally, the bass line riffs well over the deeply reverbed supporting voices. The vocal performance is light, floating over the music, but has an assertive quality to it– it soars and intensifies into a truly sincere performance. I'll definitely be listening to this song again.
Work Wife describes “Too Young to Understand” as “the ache of wanting to help someone but not knowing the right way, and feeling like every time you try you’re messing it up. The song tells the story of my relationship with my mother, our shared stubborn independence, and our journey together figuring out how to help each other.”
“Too Young to Understand” is the third single available from Quitting Season, a four track treasure to be released this December. Also from the EP, have a listen to “December Summer:”
For people who like Japanese Breakfast / TOLEDO / Men I Trust / Faye Webster