Shapeshitter by I’m Being Good

No matter the strength of our creative talents, the art we create will always fall short of fully realizing our imaginations, but the new album Shapeshitter by I’m Being Good makes a deliberate decision to lean into this mismatch. We’re constantly reminded of the flaws and limitations of every material component of the creative process, where our boundless mind encounters the prison of the guitar, the computer, and the ear. Most importantly, Shapeshitter produces a steady stream of baffling, unforgettable guitar work, constantly forcing us to ask ourselves exactly how much intention lies behind these gritty, alien, atonal riffs. However, at every climactic emotional moment these meandering lines suddenly and dramatically arrive at their destination, leaning into their dissonance to create extreme musical tension before sliding into a harmonic pocket that explodes with euphoric catharsis. Blurry, impressionistic pictures snap into flawless focus, representing those rare moments of complete creative triumph that show the radiant light of our souls off to the world, all before shifting back into imprecise but ultimately human and lovable approximations.