klay-man is a Columbus, OH-based singer/songwriter and artist, who has been writing music as far as he could remember. While working as a custodian at a USPS mail processing plant, he was sent off to clean an empty and secluded part of the building. And as he was working, he had time to think and reflect — especially on past relationships. At the time, he thought about the people that come into our lives at seemingly the wrong time entirely. Naturally, we can see the potential that something could have happened if the circumstances and timing could have been a little bit different.
He thought to himself, that maybe in another life things would be different. And it inspired the hook of his debut single “next life.” Built around twinkling keys, the Columbus-based artist’s achingly tender delivery and a driving groove, “next life” manages to sound a bit like M83 — but with the nagging sense of missing out on something that could have been meaningful if the timing was right. While the experience that informed the song may be deeply personal, it’s remarkably universal.
this one has a very M83-like quality to me. i dig this but in order to write about it for JOVM, i need some more information on the artist and the song — in particular, the song’s themes or
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