The static hum of analogue warmth introduces “What Did I Think Would Happen,” where Arliston crafts an intimate portrait of love’s aftermath with the careful precision of archaeologists unearthing their own hearts.
Jack Ratcliffe’s vocals move between piercing falsetto and haunted baritone, while vintage electronics whir and click like mechanical witnesses to the unfolding confession.
Through minimalist piano and carefully placed brass, the track builds its narrative of romantic disaster with cinematic restraint. It’s in this deliberate space between whisper and silence that Arliston proves their mastery of melancholy – creating something that feels both deeply personal and universally wounded, where every first-take emotion is preserved like a polaroid of the moment everything changed.
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