Originally appeared on the 405, view archived article here. 

Named after the Maurice Sendak character from Where the Wild Things Are, “max” is the DIY project of New York-based Sebastien Labossiere, a student who creates music in his spare time. … The first few seconds of the new track drone ominously, setting the tone well for a song called “Shitty Ass Day.” The tale is told as a two-part Greek tragedy. The first half is entirely consumed with the dissolution of a relationship, which not only leaves him heartbroken but also in pain, as she had been “treating me like nothing.” Labossiere’s self-harmonies mirror the emotional path of the lyrics, as if amplifying the feeling. The drone shifts during a twenty second interlude to a lonesome synth melody, evoking a disarming calm that propels the rest of the song.

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