Artist: Mary Knoblock Single: Excuse Me While I Go Fall in Love Genre: Avant-Garde, Dream Pop, Experimental Release Date: November 1st, 2024
We’ve seen Mary Knoblock’s work before on Da Da Da Music, with her previous release, Halo, a haunting neo-classical dive into surreal, almost spiritual depths. Her sound, drenched in echoes and reverb, seems to blur the line between traditional music and an immersive art installation. With Excuse Me While I Go Fall in Love, she steps onto a different path, though it’s still uniquely her own, with a lightness that feels like a prelude to Halo—a reverie before the storm.
The track introduces itself with an upbeat tempo, a lively contrast to her usually ethereal, cathedral-like landscapes. Knoblock’s airy vocals are delicate, almost hovering above the track, guiding listeners gently through her musical world. This is more than a love song; it’s an invitation. Knoblock calls her fans “dreamers,” and here, it feels like she’s ushering them into a new chapter, weaving a narrative that’s intimate and yet grand. Her lyrics, like whispers of a diary entry, create a feeling that we’re listening in on something personal. There’s a warmth here that feels like a bridge, an open hand extended to her listeners.
With Excuse Me While I Go Fall in Love, Knoblock continues to test the edges of neo-classical and avant-garde without losing the heartbeat of her sound. It’s a song about connection, not just to a lover but to her audience, her dreamers. It feels as if she’s sending out a pulse, a reminder that even in her most experimental moments, she’s sharing something deeply personal. Like her work on Halo, it’s not music that fits neatly into a single genre or mood. There’s a sense that each track she releases is part of a larger, unfolding story, and this latest single is both a love letter and an introduction to something bigger on the horizon.
For those who found Halo disorienting, with its biblical, otherworldly layers, Excuse Me While I Go Fall in Love might be the entry point they’re looking for. Knoblock hasn’t abandoned her unique voice—this track is still provocatively odd, even bordering on the uncanny, yet it’s wrapped in a warmth that makes it accessible. It’s like a gentle nudge to lean in and listen, to get comfortable before diving into the deeper waters of her upcoming work.
Knoblock’s choice to blend airy vocals with a bright tempo creates a duality that mirrors the themes in her music: intimacy and enormity, love and solitude, connection and distance. Her evolution is fascinating to watch, and for those who relish music that stretches the mind as much as the heart, Excuse Me While I Go Fall in Love offers a tantalizing taste of what’s to come. This isn’t your typical neo-classical, nor is it entirely experimental—it’s a beautiful, uncharted middle ground that Knoblock has made entirely her own.
