English songwriter Tom Minor is asking an important question with this single released in support of his upcoming debut. ‘Is Everything Okay?’ is a song that asks listeners to dig deeper in search of truer answers to this seemingly simple, repeated question.
London-based, Tom Minor is a singer and songwriter who, with help from Teaboy Palmer, is bringing us a piece of hypnotically melodic and quirky indie pop that’s as philosophical as it is musically intricate. This simple question asked by bystanders and passers-by, often going unnoticed, is asked by Tom Minor in his latest colorful, playful, and jangly -with a twist- single, imploring listeners to think for a moment if everything is really okay.
Musically, the single is a trip through some really nuanced harmonic and melodic ideas, blended with a highly detailed arrangement full of intertwining instrumental threads and fusing colors of timbre. With sparkling pianos meeting overdriven guitars and rotary organs, and what sounds like a grandiose horn section, all wrapping Minor’s vulnerable and personable vocals, making for a musically lush and enriching collection of sounds.
‘Is Everything Okay?’ is wonderfully orchestrated and deeply memorable. The brief moments of foreboding darkness in the chords as Minor asks if everything is okay make for one unforgettable musical move that showcases a talented songwriter, and a truly well-thought-out piece of genre-hopping music.
