Tioga Looks Inward With New Song, "Undercurrents"

Tioga, photo by Meg Leverty

By Emily Herbein

My favorites in Tioga can rightfully pride themselves on this stunning and introspective new track, “Undercurrents." Their recent singles, 2020’s “Imaginary Friend” and “Bad Things” are synth-pop leaning and highly danceable, but they slow things down with this song in a way that feels hugely promising for the next step in their discography. Singer Greg Adams recalls the effortlessness in which this song came together, saying “This is the fastest we’ve ever written a song, with the lyrics coming together naturally in under an hour.” That sort of instant connection often happens when you turn your perspective inward after too long avoiding the bigger picture.

With a beautifully acoustic and expansive soundscape, it’s a track that demands attention despite its understated arrangement. With layered guitars, echoing vocals, “Undercurrents” feels like one of those songs that just exploded out of the writer after trying to find the right words for too long. It’s an ambitious mark in Tioga’s repertoire of high-energy, electric grooves, but it’s a step in a direction that I feel more than confident about. With the dichotomy of forced introspection from the lyricism and a sense of ease and control in the musicality, “Undercurrents” perfectly embodies how it feels to finally regain some control over things in your life that need to change.

You can stream the track below, and anywhere you find music.