“Easy,” the newest single from Hamilton, Ontario–based trio Ellevator, proffers that there is an otherworldly power beyond human control. Its lyrics mention condemnation, belief, and the manifestations of miracles. The background is a composition that captures the surging elation of wonder. “Took a page from your book / And curbed my doubts with miracles,” Nabi sings before the chorus’s waterfall. Wall-to-wall drums, gravely guitars, and synth flashes paint a euphoric sonic wash akin to Metric’s Synthetica, early Local Natives, or San Fermin. There’s a tension at the track’s center, possibly intuitive caution to not get completely consumed by the shine of dogma. “Easy, easy does it,” Nabi coos during the chorus.
Maybe the magnetism of “Easy” comes from the personal truth wrapped in the lyrical layers. “I was raised in the world of charismatic Christianity—an offshoot of Pentecostalism,” Nabi reveals. “God was magic and prophetic ecstasies happened every Sunday. As a child, I spoke in tongues and prayed until my body swayed with a gentle force like wind knocking me backward. A deep and abiding love of the natural world took hold of me. I witnessed firsthand the wild power of music—how it could uplift, ensnare, console, inspire.
“When I was 17 I moved to the other side of the world and joined what would most accurately be described as a cult. I prayed for strangers I met in parking lots. I shut my eyes and read the dappled light between my lashes like tea leaves that could divine the future. Vulnerability was a badge in that community so I learned to overshare. Teachings were given in the language of freedom while the stiff hand of purity reduced my body to a shameful temptation. Growing up like that gave me a love of music, a nose for bullshit, and a lot to unravel. This song is about the good and evil things we are raised to believe. I was held captive by an ideology that severely limited my life and my perspective of the world around me. It’s a process I’m still in the middle of, this work of extraction.”
Helping vocalist Nabi, guitarist Tyler Bersche, and bassist/synth player Elliott Gwynne capture this massive sound is producer Chris Walla, formerly of Death Cab for Cutie. “Ellevator loves a battle, and when they win (they always win), they march into the end credits the way you and I would if we could—tough as nails, a little bruised, undeniably awesome. But you and I can’t do that. The best we can do is live vicariously through Ellevator, mouths agape as they drop the hammer,” he says.
Watch the video for “Easy” below.
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