Edmonton-based solo artist Scott’s Tees released “We Move As Fast As Storms Allow” back in September, a track that started from a simple idea about writing a song about dreams. Drawing from influences like Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, and Iron and Wine, Scott’s Tees blends alt-rock grit with folk sensibility, though the real standout here is the haunting harmonies that lift the chorus.
This song makes you uncontrollably sad. You suddenly get the urge to stare out the window in sorrow. Its poetic lyrics open wounds you thought had already healed, and its music lulls you into vulnerability with the artist, putting you in that headspace of pondering the human condition. We can only move as fast as storms allow, and we can’t control which people feel like home, and we can’t prevent trouble from growing like roots. We are weak, but feeling that sense of kinship through a song like this, letting you know that we all feel like this, makes it just a tiny bit easier.
“We Move As Fast As Storms Allow” succeeds because it doesn’t try to be anything other than what it is: a bedroom recording with heart. Scott’s Tees mentioned wanting to learn how to create a more polished sound in the future, but honestly, the lo-fi approach works here. Sometimes the rough edges are what make a song connect. This is the kind of track that hits you when you’re already feeling vulnerable, and instead of trying to fix that feeling, it just sits with you in it.
