‘My Past’ by Farbod Biglari is a vulnerable, close to sultry blues rock track, with instruments that feel heavy and dark. The song’s guitar melodies become the track’s through-point, coming in with an intensity only matched by the vocals’ vulnerable intensity.
The song’s intro feels dark yet calm, keeping the listener on their toes and hanging onto every word. This goosebump-raising funk keeps time with the deliberate slowness of the vocal, almost as though our narrator is wading through molasses to find those memories stored deep.
The mood and rhythm of ‘My Past’ seems to move from steady lows to tethered highs, keeping the song in a constant bittersweet tug-of-war. The push and pull feels visceral, like past wounds and passion burning through the lines and music.
The sticky weight of a haunting past seems to loom over our narrator, casting heavy shadows over slow, immersive melodies. The song’s guitars and slow rhythm hold the line, as our narrator seems to work through feelings that stem from a bittersweet past.
‘My Past’ by Farbod Biglari feels like a tone-setter, keeping the listener on their toes and immersed. As the opening song of a full-length album, it takes its time to unravel, keeping the pacing of the track slow and deliberate, and full of the heavy weight of pain and longing.
It feels like a song that takes its listeners on an intense journey, slow but full of moments where the track’s (and in turn the narrator’s) emotions seem to finally shine through.
