Late night drives are common between my peers. Cruising in your car on a weekday past 11:00 pm, floating your arm out your window, and blasting music to deafening volumes as you soak in each word are all found on these night drives. This method is therapeutic, creating an atmosphere in which you have complete control of. Everything revolves around you.
Your late-night drive is all you, as it should be. The music, your speed, and the destination are all in your hands. Whether you sing or listen to music, if you run your A/C or not, and all else is in your control. These drives are there to help you release pent up emotions, unresolved feelings, and conversations never held. At the end of these drives comes a sense of satisfaction and clarity.
After their drive, the person is usually tired from the emotions they ran through on their night out, yet feel refreshed enough to take on the next day’s work. The song “Guthrie’s Trip Into the Space Continuum” by the Daydream Twins emulates the same feelings as going on one of these night drives without needing you to leave your room.
The Sound of Driving Alone
The track loads in with a simple pattern on a reverberated guitar, like a spell mesmerizing a victim into a heavy trance. It repeats over and over again, almost folding in on itself. At the 42 second mark the song erupts. This outpouring of noise feels like unzipping the back of a vacuum where all the lint flies everywhere and gets carried away by a spinning ceiling fan.
The drums set the listener on a grounded track, something simple and familiar to them, while every other aspect of “Guthrie’s Trip Into the Space Continuum” feels completely foreign. The band’s female vocalist draws the audience in and out through heavily mixed melodies. Her voice grabs us in a back and forth motion while the bass and guitar play on each side of our hearing, toying with its listeners, like a game of peek-a-boo.
But with it all put together, the song exudes an uncanny feel, at least to other recognizable sounds. “Guthrie’s Trip Into the Space Continuum” feels like the collection of every small movement, control, decision, and texture of driving home. A night drive with no light pollution, stapled to the road underneath a sea of stars swimming above your head. It is a culmination of beautiful sounds that coaxes the listener into a surreal state where intimate therapy feels accepted.
The Band’s Feel
The Daydream Twins came together in Texas in 2021. Their music holds elements of both dream pop and shoegaze: lucid tunes filled with loud atmospheres. In relation to other bands of these genres, I would say that they are a Beach House / Slowdive love child, with space being their birthplace.
However, despite these known facts, the band feels just as surreal as their music due to their mysterious, off-the-grid nature. The Daydream Twins come down from their terrestrial planet when they please and gift us with new releases as they see fit. Yet despite their sporadic posts, all of their releases have been in 2021 and 2022, so it’s safe to say that we will be seeing more music from this young band.
You can find the Daydream Twins on Instagram here, and listen to their music on all major streaming services, such as Spotify, Apple Music, or YouTube.
What is your go-to late night song?
