Clare Easdown - Lipstick On My Restraints
The reclamation anthem. Think of a background song in a movie centered around struggle. The pitfalls and the leaps eventually end with a point where the character is hit with a revelation about his powers. On queue plays Lipstick on My Restraints by Clare Easdown. The song is an electronic adak wave piece that sounds very experimental. Just as a movie character would feel, the song is reflective of leaps and pitfalls, too, especially with its structure. It has the feel of a minimal yet emotive synth production. The song works with atmospheric, moody textures, and that is enhanced by an intimate vocal layering. Clare Easdown’s song has a feel of power associated with it. The song touches on topics of mental health struggles and experiences. The contrast between lipstick and restraints symbolizes defiant self-expression amid confinement. The song lyrics work with a face of sincerity. You can feel it coming directly from someone who lived it. The theme of transforming helplessness into empowerment is universal and especially potent within mental health contexts. The production being minimalist adds an emotional core element to the song, keeping it pure, undiluted, where every lyric and pitch carries weight. The sonic textures, maybe faint ambient noise or a pulsing synth, evoke the feeling of breath or heartbeat. That intensifies the mental health undercurrents. The song sounds like a perfect fit for a movie like The Invisible Man (2020). The scene after the final confrontation, where Cecilia (Elisabeth Moss) walks away from her abuser’s house, emotionally detached but internally burning.
Not Rated Yet