Neek aptly expresses the sinking feeling of unrequited love in "but why?" Echoed with downcast isolation, the electronic producer asks herself that question over some heavily chopped-up vocals. But the plea is unheard, vacant and unresponsive, a technique that works marvelously over the track’s lavish, dreamlike ambiance. Hers is an unpresuming bedroom recording with a big heart, one whose otherwise universal message resonates brightly.
"But Why?" is the leadoff track off of neek’s debut EP, words i shouldn’t have, which is out now on all streaming platforms via Mateo Sound. Juan Rodríguez