I stumbled across Yungblud about a week ago when I was listening to some of the acts from Black Sabbath’s farewell tour. He did a show stopping rendition of Changes, which eventually led me to download his latest album, Idols, which in turn I’ve been pretty much listening to non-stop since…
One of the things that really appeals to me about his music is how you can hear and feel the emotion that went into the songs. I’ve listened to a handful of interviews with Dom (the artist) and he’s refreshingly upfront in talking about his mental health and trying to improve himself, and it really comes through in the music, too, as he takes on some tough topics like child abuse and depression and one of my personal favorites – change.
I guess I relate to this song as I feel myself facing some pretty big changes in my life with the kidney transplant, among other things. I love how the words talk about welcoming change and what it brings to our lives instead of dreading it like most of us do. It’s a really upbeat rhythm that I find myself listening to in the car a lot as I drive back and forth to dialysis.
It takes a lot of guts to put yourself out there like this album does, scars and all, to say this is how I felt yesterday, and this is how I’m feeling today, and that’s ok because I’m a work in progress.
I haven’t dove into his back catalog yet because I’ve heard that the music is much different than this one and I’m so in love with it, but I’m still looking forward to seeing what else is out there even if it doesn’t wind up in my general rotation.