Hot Jam of the Day: Julianna Barwick, “Wade In”

Julianna Barwick
“Wade In”
Our First 100 Days (for Stereogum)
Though Julianna Barwick’s music tends to glide ethereally above the clouds, this cut feels grounded, anchored down tightly and rooted in concrete. It isn’t surprising that she wrote a song like this for a compilation about the president. And it’s easy to imagine her sitting at her piano, shaken but not defeated. Though “Wade In” is heavy and doleful, there’s still hope and beauty seeping through the cracks. As there always is.