Real comfort comes in finding artists whose work, through absolute happenstance, becomes a favourite. LIT. MAJOR has proved constant with this, their self-titled record from last year a shining example of one-person productions and the astounding quality which can come from manic creativity. Listen in to that self-titled record if you have not already, a diamond in the rough sea of recommendations. Their latest track should bolster this desire to listen in deeper, as (Won’t) Together proves tremendously touching and as sincere as it can be. This one is a confident beast, with plenty of focus brought onto the vocal performance, backed by an acoustic twinge which has been raked over the coals over and over, but not like this.
Belief in being better together, an articulate and mature response to the end of a loving relationship, is a tearjerker for sure. (Won’t) Together does not just list off the promises no longer kept, or the experiences now abandoned, it is sharper and smarter than that. It feels real, earnest and open about the highs and lows, the heartbreaking acceptance of cutting ties. Things can come to an end with an amicable sense of mourning for the living. Few can capture this well enough on song, though. LIT. MAJOR has you covered. Not all of it has to be regret, rage and the real world offers much more than this, (Won’t) Together offers this. Writing books, making memories and doing whatever your heart desires with the person you love ends, the end of a chapter before the start of another.
A late release for the year and considering where it falls, it feels like a timely tying together of a year experienced and lived in the glow of another. A glow which has not faded. It may never reduce to a dim flutter and may shine as brightly as it does now – but (Won’t) Together is perhaps one of the healthier songs in the orbit of breakups and regrets. Even then, there is little of the latter when expecting the mistakes and expectations of two people. Instead, the tragedy comes from experiences not yet planned for. There is a terrifying tightrope to that existence and living in such fear is not right for the mind or soul. Yet on we go, ignore it until it presents itself and leaves no choice.
Plan, then. Even if it turns out as it does on this LIT. MAJOR latest, it is the action of love and reciprocation which matters more than anything else. Exceptional vocal work from the artist at the core of this, the repetition of “now we won’t,” rising and rising before bleeding out and giving into the needle-drop silence to follow shows a stunning ambition for the ever-rising LIT. MAJOR. A pleasure as ever to listen on in and experience their work, the Connecticut-based sad-song-singer, as they aptly described themselves, paves the road to experiences lived like any other but with a fresh shell to compare yourself and the world around you to. Music is not just for comparison, of course, and plenty of musical merit can be planted in this piece, but the real appeal comes from the warning signs of heartbreak as flagged by (Won’t) Together.
Listen to (Won’t) Together here.
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