On June 14, Austin band Los Coast will release its debut album, Samsara, via New West Records. Ahead of the album’s release, the band has shared standout track “Simplify,” premiering below.
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As lead vocalist Trey Privott explains, “Simplify” is about “the beauty of existence after ridding yourself of everything and understanding yourself more so after.” The song was inspired in part by a Henry David Thoreau quotation (“Our life is frittered away by detail — simplify, simplify.”), and is one of several Samsara tracks addressing the pitfalls of capitalism. Sonically, “Simplify” coalesces the band’s myriad influences, like funk, soul and gritty rock and roll.
“‘Simplify’ is essentially a man-in-a-hole tale of how the things you own end up owning you,” Privott adds. “It’s the story of a man who becomes buried by his possessions until one day he decides to find a greater purpose… I wanted a lot of the songs [on Samsara] to be centered around a theme of capitalism and the catch that comes with it. ‘Simplify’ is the maybe the furthest in this direction.”
Listen to “Simplify” below.
