LISTEN: Ageless Children Blends Shoegaze Solace With Folksy Warmth On “Day 1”

Ageless Children is the experimental one-person band that just released Days I Couldn’t Talk, their proper debut project. The 5-song outing combines the lushness of shoegaze with the intimacy of acoustic folk, lending to some ethereal cuts from a wildly impressive debut. The name Ageless Children is taken from a quote in an article about The Beatles, but the multi-instrumentalist behind Days I Couldn’t Talk saw something larger than a witty description of the four-piece. They saw an opportunity to capture childlike wonder and the fearless abandon of youth, and to spin it into a sonic terrain for his most profound thoughts to navigate. The vulnerability in Ageless Children’s music is not a cathartic release for the artist, but a mirror for the listener to better understand themselves. 

“Day 1,” a highlight from the artist’s recently released Days I Couldn’t Talk, is the type of song one gets lost in. The atmospheric stand-out, with its soft vocals and slow-burning disposition, evokes alien-like visions in the listener’s mind, with these characters joining us as companions throughout this warping performance. What starts as a gentle ballad slowly evolves into a blissful cacophony, rewarding the listener for their patience and the self-analysis they undergo while listening to “Day 1.” Ageless Children is an artist bereft of definition, opting for an amorphous, sonic persona built on experimentation and empathy. “Day 1” is just one slice of the cinematic magic contained on Days I Couldn’t Talk, the undeniable debut from an artist putting everything they have into every second of their art.