What You’ve Been Through (Meanwhile) is the latest single by Kama Tala, one of my favourite criminally underrated artists. The song was first released in January of 2024, but was sadly taken off the platforms due to Kama facing an accident and health issues that made him unable to properly promote it.
With the re-release of this song, I found it to be a beautiful track about moving forward and persevering in life even when you don’t fully understand the fuller picture. Kama’s voice sounds so soothing and he sings from a mostly head-y and light place, showing his bright tone and how honest his emotional delivery is.
The upbeat and uplifting rock vibe of the song feels inspired by 2000s alternative rock, and surf-rock to a certain extent, but as Kama always does…there’s a twist. Highly detailed and multi-layered keyboards and synths drive the song with the rhythm guitars, and the thumpy sound of the snare drums further increase that feeling.
The song is also unconventionally structured, with a long bridge/movement section in between the verses that allows all the instruments to shine, and shows us a bit more of Kama’s vocal range and how he emotes with it. All in all, this one of Kama Tala‘s most special songs because it’s one of the most positive-sounding and uplifting ones, and Kama does it with style, authenticity, and relatability that you don’t find many artists doing nowadays.
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