Near Me has a tension to it, a building momentum that moves with palpable curiosity. It keeps you intrigued with a riff that treads the line between something absolutely atmospheric and tangible. Accompanied by a strangely psychedelic video that appears seemingly normal, 1st Base Runner’s brand of post rock is truly magnificent to experience. The heavily enhanced vocals, the harrowing sonic effects, and the mesmerizing visuals he’s put to accompany it all combine together to create a superstructure that’s meant to be experienced in whole.
“Near Me” captures 1st Base Runner’s inner world at it’s most surreal, psychedelic, dream-like and dangerous. Replete with a whole assortment of nightmarish symbolism, the cinematically exquisite music video successfully merges the aesthetics of Bates Motel and Alice in Wonderland to chilling effect.