Aaron Lee Tasjan - Horror of it All

[ornotna]

The opening lines of Aaron Lee Tasjan’s new single paint a perfect picture: “Tear drops on my dinosaur t-shirt/ Just a little kid swallowing my pain like a piece of spat-out candy.” An indie rock chameleon, Tasjan has returned with a glimmering new gem of a track that adds to his vault of '80s cinema-inspired sonic showings.

“Horror of it All” touches on the universal queer experience: coming out of your shell amidst the clamoring realities of adolescence. Written from the perspective of a young queer person at school, the song depicts the wild range of emotions that come with the longstanding act of coming out: joy, confusion, humiliation.

"All humans have experiences during their formative years that color and affect both their views of the world and their own personal experiences in their adult lives,” Tasjan tells PAPER. “'Horror of it All' is a song written from the perspective of a young queer person at school who is trying to find the courage to be themselves in spite of the very real threats posed to them in doing so. For queer people, it can be such a difficult challenge to figure out who it's safe to tell in those early years of finding yourself.”

https://www.papermag.com/aaron-lee-tasjan-horror-video#rebelltitem4

[Docreed2003]

1. K&R

Got to see Tasjan play a short set locally a few years ago. He's a great talent who also happens to be a good dude.

[Celerity]

2. great choon 🖤