Music has always been a comfort in the hardest of times we’ve seen as a society, and in her new single “Quicksand,” Miss Storm is looking to put her own imprint on an era that has brought forth more pain and division than anyone could have imagined. Amidst an ongoing struggle for civil rights, mortality has become a focal point of the debate, and it’s not something that Miss Storm is shying away from in this release. Contrarily, she’s making it the central theme of the music and putting up one of the most emotional tracks I’ve heard from a player in her scene this year.
The rapping here is pretty tight, but it’s not necessarily meant to facilitate the biggest chills in the song. The actual weight of the lyrics, especially as they’re being conveyed to the audience, is what garners the biggest response out the listener, which is why I think a methodical player like Miss Storm was the right person to offer us this as a new single. She’s got the presence to do the verses justice, and what’s more is that she sounds genuinely invested in the narrative she’s constructing, which is half of what makes a spellbinding composition, to begin with.
Watch the video for “Quicksand” below
“Quicksand” sees Miss Storm utilizing rhythm as a means of controlling the vibe in the track as opposed to the tempo of the lyrics alone, and although I think she’s a little more aggressive than she needs to be in the latter portion of the song, I can understand her motivation for sure. She wants us to appreciate the emphases she’s placing on this section of the track, and it’s reflected in the music video as well – the pressure is reaching a fever pitch, and she’s letting us have it with nothing to separate artist from audience.
If you weren’t a fan of the beautifully talented Miss Storm before listening to “Quicksand” this March, I think you’re going to step away from this single and its music video very intrigued by what you’ve just experienced. This isn’t an easy subject to tackle, no matter how skillful a songwriter you are, but Miss Storm takes on the challenge without skipping a beat in “Quicksand,” and all while increasing her melodic presence in the mix beyond what a lot of her closest rivals and contemporaries in the American underground could ever hope to possess on their own.
