"Echosmith Is Back, and Wants Us to Put Our Phones Down."
That's what the Billboard headline read.
Of course, ignore the lyrics and this sounds like a chipper pop ditty. You could be forgiven for hearing this as some bright pop song, like "Cool Kids". Lyrically, though - it's not chipper at all. It's dark and sad, and really does encourage real connection.
The kicker here is that this song was written and released by Echosmith in 2019.... before the pandemic. That made the lonely generation even lonlier - and makes this song more poignant.
By the way, I'm not sure if I've said it before, but Echosmith is a sibling band - originally 4, but now 3. How they fit all that musical talent in one family is a marvel.
Anyway, here they are performing the song live.
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