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With the release of their third album, Another State, London-based Seafarers extend their unique chamber-pop storytelling, giving listeners ten thoughtfully crafted tracks that explore the disorienting stages of early adulthood.
The album opens with “Bedwetters,” where a friend confesses, “Hey kid, don’t sweat it, I’ve been wetting the bedsheets all my life,” setting an honest, introspective tone that lingers throughout. This confession transitions effortlessly into “Another State,” a motivational track that lyrically explores the struggle of “learning to live with yourself,” an anthem for anyone wrestling with self-acceptance.
The journey then deepens with “Televangelists,” which provides an existential take on the fusion of technology and faith, subtly criticizing how modern life sometimes abandons spirituality for the digital. In “Melissa,” Seafarers pull at nostalgic threads, offering a glimpse into the fate of a childhood friend lost to time. “Everything I’d Do (to Get a Hold on You)” dives into the toxic pull of love and heartbreak, capturing the push and pull of relationships that exhaust rather than uplift, with lines that speak to universal experiences in young love.
“Anyone Else” picks up the pace with its lively reflection on an old crush, while “Tough Kids” offers raw emotional weight, exploring toxic relationships and self-doubt with lines like, “Convince me I’m worthless, I know you’re the kind.” The closing track, “A Little Loss,” wraps up the album with delicate intimacy as it reflects on accepting life’s unanswered mysteries: “At times it’s overwhelming, but I’m trying to be polite.”
This narrative-rich album captures the often bittersweet balance between freedom and the sense of drifting through life’s uncertainties. Each song captures characters on journeys that are as much about finding themselves as they are about becoming lost. The attention to lyrical detail, paired with lush instrumentals speaks directly to listeners navigating similar life stages.
