A crepuscular and laidback offering, ‘Close Call’ resembles a quintessential bedroom pop record. It’s a piece that’s guided by keen honesty, with Los Angeles-based songwriter and producer Carter Vogel drawing from personal experience, penning a cut that feels evocative, yet also light and nostalgic. There’s no dramatic twist here: simply, you’ve got a mid-tempo alt-pop production, quite minimalist, but also certainly cinematic. Vogel’s vocals showcase their hazy, dreamy character, floating over the instrumental with quiet restraint and raw confidence.
Originally from Baltimore and now based in Los Angeles, Carter Vogel boasts an artistic curriculum that leaves no interpretation about his musical and artistic qualities. A graduate of both Berklee College of Music and LAAMP (Los Angeles Academy for Artists & Music Production), the talented American creative pairs his extensive academic training with real-world experience touring the US, taking part in national tours on big stages.
Lyrically. ‘Close Call’ takes aim at the slow unravelling of a romantic fling, with Carter Vogel shifting his perspective from painful realisation to bittersweet acceptance. As he explains: “Not only did we both know the end was coming, but we both had no choice but to embrace it. It was very much one of those right person, wrong time situations. I remember starting this song on bass in the studio, and immediately realising what the song was calling me to write about.” We suspect listeners will relate to that…
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