Much of "Recently Played" is written in a gently bouncing, dreamy, 6/8 time signature, where shifting tides of guitar, warbling synths, and a heavy dose of hi-hat and ride cymbals create a velvety bed upon which frontwoman Lila Ramani's ever-calm, cocoa butter voice can rest comfortably on, floating over the notes with ease. As in basically all Crumb songs, bassist Jesse Brotter is heavily featured, bringing structure and power into an otherwise free-flowing, light-as-a-feather song, which has the feeling of a distant memory, a slow recollection of a long-ago passions lost in the void, barely out of reach. I could ramble on an on about "Recently Played," but no words will ever truly do this song justice. Just listen, and breathe in the haze that captivates the hearts of the few who have been lucky enough to hear it.
