– featured image courtesy of margo dellaquila –
tyler costolo ventured into the realm of home recording at the top of 2017, armed with a guitar, a voice, and a bevy of deeply personal, confessional lyrics. as two meters, the boca raton native has honed sentiments of loss and sorrow into a precise vessel, one that takes the shape of a five-track extended play due later this year.
making a lasting impression is “left behind,” the stunning debut offering from two meters and his extended play’s opening number. faint strumming and a muffled voice are the pillars of a prelude filled to the brim with accounts of overwhelming personal loss, costolo intimately recounting the death of his mother and the immediate aftermath. “left behind” eventually swells into a titanic arrangement supplemented by production from label-mates pastel and get a life, a fuzzed-out cacophony that mirrors the indirect catharsis this song provides.
the self-titled two meters extended play is out june 15th via very jazzed. listen to “left behind,” premiering right here on the dimestore, below.
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