FROM LUCKY BIRD MEDIA:
IZZY HELTAI PREMIERES
NEW SONG “DAY PLAN”
AT TALKHOUSE
"At a time when a conversation can become a sociopolitical battle,
Heltai's introspective and thought-out songs are a breath of fresh air." — NPR
press photo by Emma Kate Rothenberg-Ware
Izzy Heltai has released the first new song since the release of his debut album Father last fall. Talkhouse premiered “Day Plan” today alongside an essay by the artist. It opens in relatable earnest:
The other day I tried to make conversation with the woman at the bakery down the street from where I live and realized I hadn’t spoken to another person in two days. I was just trying to be friendly but I think I overwhelmed her with my nonsensical barrage of questions. At this point in the pandemic, I’ve lost both my filter and my ability to small talk.
I guess I’m trying to say that most days have been blending together for me lately.
Looking around the (existential) room, Heltai’s meloncholic melody sways between half-hearted acceptance and outright apathy. He illuminates these identical days with a shimmering piano and mundane imagery, rattling with thoughts of god and square footage before bursting into listlessness: And I don’t like myself much / These days / I’m trying not to think ahead so much / And let these things play out but / My anxiety / Won’t let me sleep / Won’t let you leave.
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Izzy Heltai released his debut album Father in the fall of 2020. Identifying as trans and queer, he embraced an emotionally vivid foray into his relationship to society, and to himself, acoss nine heartfelt songs. The debut drew acclaim from tastemakers like NPR, American Songwriter, The Wild Honey Pie, and Atwood Magazine among others. Heltai leans his introspective lyrics on an evocative looseness that lands between the camp kid indie of Pinegrove and the earthy twang of CAAMP, occasionally bending the edges of lines with a rawness reminiscent of Elliot Smith. Musically moving and lyrically direct, his songs tend to resonate like a conversation with a trusted friend.
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