After releasing their captivating single, “Happiness Is Overrated,” and full-length album Crying In The Shower earlier in the year, Letdown. has returned with a soul-stirring, reimagined rendition of their 2023 album’s title track. This beautifully crafted piano-laden interpretation of “Crying In The Shower” arrives via Big Loud Rock.
The reimagined track, accompanied by an intimate and visually arresting music video, takes listeners through a tidal wave of emotions, driven to new levels of unrestrained anguish courtesy of Letdown.’s passionate visionary, Blake Coddington, and his mesmerizing delivery. Seated solemnly behind a grand piano with delicate, twinkling piano keys adding a haunting quality to the track, Coddington begins to sing the opening lines: “Crying in the shower/Fucked up from the pain/You never liked diamonds/Only shit that you break.” His gripping prowess is brimming with vulnerability, and the soul-baring lyrics seemingly take on a new form than the original.
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As the intricate notes of the piano reverberate and Coddington’s vocals melt seamlessly into the climatic chorus, belting out, “I don’t want to learn another lesson/I don’t wanna lose my head,” he’s joined by an array of string instrumentalists on violin and cello. Their contributions to the track further embellish the interpretation with a profound sense of melancholy and majestic grandeur. Together, the instrumentalists and Coddington create a soundscape cascading with somberness and breathe new life into an already remarkable song.
Of the reimagined release, Coddington eloquently shares, “I took a song that I feel is very personal to us all about loss, regret, and moving on, and turned it towards my roots as a songwriter using orchestral and classical instruments and playing styles. I think it takes the song in a whole new emotional direction.”
Check out Letdown.’s striking “Crying In The Shower (Reimagined)” rendition below.
You can also check out the original version of “Crying In The Shower” below.
