Bad Self Portraits – “Pensive”

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Omaha-based act Bad Self Portraits nailed it on their latest single, “Pensive.” Blending the perfect amounts of jaunty indie rock and angular rhythms with soaring-but-reserved vocals that are lightly dripping with a succulent, pain-based sauce, “Pensive” is the kind of song that has it all. Musicianship. Sincerity. Hooky melodies… It’s the kind of rare song with “musical architecture” that manages to also be repeat-listenable. We’re assuming the band conjured up the following quote – it was too perfect not to include:

 

“A hushed, emotionally precise portrait of love shaped by faith, fear, and difference—capturing the quiet negotiations that make relationships real.” 

 

“Pensive” can be found via the bandcamp embed (below), or, via Spotify and Apple Music.

 

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This post was written by Nick Sessanna