Music Review: Mr. Probz & Robin Schulz "Waves"

Mr. Probz & Robin Schulz

Waves

Album: TBA

Year: 2014

                            Mr. Probz has a clear idea of what he needs to do in the affecting                “Waves.”

                      Musing synths open the single, setting an astonished tone.  His worries have ceased.  He can’t stop grinning. For once, he can see a future for himself that he likes. However, it meant cutting some people out of his life – the gossips and detractors, who tried to make decisions for him with only their interests in mind. (“My face above the water/My feet can't touch the ground/Touch the ground, and it feels like/I can see the sands on the horizon/Everytime you are not around.”)

                In the chorus, a new chapter in his life is beginning. He’s leaving but having a hard time with it, though. (“I'm slowly drifting away (drifting away)/Wave after wave, wave after wave/I'm slowly drifting (drifting away)/And it feels like I'm drowning/Pulling against the stream/Pulling against the stream.”)

               He could take the easy way out and try to please everyone. But he can’t do that anymore. He’s willing to compromise and be polite. But now, it’s impeding on his happiness. He can’t quite articulate it, though without feeling like a selfish jerk. (“I wish I could make it easy/Easy to love me, love me/But still I reach, to find a way/I'm stuck here in between/I'm looking for the right words to say.”)

                The chorus is sung again to end the single.

                  Mr. Probz’s expressive vocals takes a deep breath. He’s  been looking forward it but he’s scared at the time. It’s happening now and he can’t go back now.

                 Robin Schulz’s brooding arrangement lets every emotion hit: fear, relief, joy, etc. Schulz is able to peel back the layers of emotion in the internal conflict going on throughout. 

                 The minimalistic “Waves” may be short but it uses its words well.