“I’ll Let You Finish” by Finn Wolfhard
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Immediately, I’m excited. Finn Wolfhard has released “I’ll Let You Finish,” the first single off his upcoming sophomore album Fire From The Hip, and it is anything but disappointing.
A twangy guitar tune starts the track off, his vocals not far behind. One thing I love about him is his voice. It’s raw and real and feels so unapologetically him. It’s not clean cut like many of the voices we hear every day now, and I think that is part of the appeal. It’s very reminiscent of iconic 90’s voices like that of Pavement singer Stephen Malkmus and Doug Martsch’s from Built to Spill. The song matches this, as the instrumentals and backing vocals help make it feel like something that could have been a part of the “10 Things I Hate About You” soundtrack.
While only having been officially released today, the song has been receiving some criticism online for a few days now. Wolfhard debuted it at a recent show, and fans had mixed emotions about the ending of the song. He closes it by referencing the 2009 VMA’s Taylor Swift and Kanye West situation, where West climbed on stage and interrupted Swift’s speech. He recites parts of Swift and West’s interaction, in which West said “Yo, Taylor, I’m really happy for you, I’mma let you finish.” It’s here where the name of the song and its deeper meaning and relevance are revealed.
This doesn’t seem to be the only reference to pop culture on the album, though. The closing track on the album is titled “The Climb (Not That One)”, a nod to Miley Cyrus’ song “The Climb”, which also came out in 2009.
Wolfhard has teased his new record for some time now, and so far this single release is giving me hope for the future. As someone who loved his debut album Happy Birthday, I was ecstatic to see what his next project would sound like. I am happy to report that it has that same 90’s grunge feel to it, this time with a summer twist. The whole album is set to release on July 10th, giving us plenty of time to familiarize ourselves with this new chapter of Wolfhard and his music.