{"id":30137,"date":"2026-04-10T15:30:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T15:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=30137"},"modified":"2026-04-10T15:30:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T15:30:26","slug":"wooden-overcoat-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2026\/04\/10\/wooden-overcoat-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Wooden Overcoat &#8211; Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Home&#8221; is a deeply atmospheric\u00a0and soulful composition that originates from loneliness and mental impulsivity in people. According to Brant Hajek, the song represents the fragile beauty of connection: two individuals who are naturally pushed together but slowly move toward dissolution. That inner contradiction underlies every layer of the piece. The song begins with nostalgic guitar sounds that\u00a0create a retro vibe. As the drums progressively arrive, they fall into a hypnotic rhythm, allowing the song to progress in a fluid, almost peaceful way. The simple, early-psychedelia approach has strong traces of The Velvet Underground, while the hazy sounds are inspired by shoegaze origins and The Brian Jonestown Massacre&#8217;s neo-psych mindset. The\u00a0 audio\u00a0production clearly pushes toward a &#8220;foggy&#8221; aesthetic, reminding us of late 1960s garage records. This lo-fi warmth gives the track a vintage air, while minor alternative rock parts with 1990s vibes give shape beneath the ethereal psychedelia. The accompanying animated video, made in collaboration with Francesca Bonci, increases the song&#8217;s hypnotic aspect. It feels like a visual trip, with colours of red and pink contrasted with darker tones, making me think of early Pink Floyd performances at the UFO Club. Lyrically, &#8220;Home&#8221; is poetic and symbolic, using natural images to communicate warmth and fragility: &#8220;You&#8217;re a sundae I&#8217;m the cherry \/ You are flowing water I&#8217;m dew&#8221; These lines suggest a strong connectivity while also pointing at a momentary state. Nothing lovely lasts forever. The repeated remark &#8220;Oh it looks so good&#8221; adds a bittersweet style, as if enjoying something that is already fading. &#8220;Home&#8221; is not a typical song, but rather a deeply moving experience. It combines psychedelic, shoegaze, and indie rock to create a dreamy, sad atmosphere that is\u00a0nostalgic as well as critical. It&#8217;s a track that allows you to travel into its environment, appreciating both its beauty and a lonely sense of melancholy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WOODEN OVERCOAT - Home (Official Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PsAWEweOVk8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">photo by Brett Chauncey<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wooden-overcoat.bandcamp.com\">https:\/\/wooden-overcoat.bandcamp.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/woodenovercoat\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/woodenovercoat<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/woodenovercoat\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/woodenovercoat<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Home&#8221; is a deeply atmospheric\u00a0and soulful composition that originates from loneliness and mental impulsivity in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30138,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14,5],"tags":[330,436,5022],"class_list":["post-30137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pop-rock-reviews","category-reviews","tag-psychedelia","tag-shoegaze","tag-wooden-overcoat"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30137"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30137\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30139,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30137\/revisions\/30139"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}