Opening with a riff that’s instantly arresting, Stefan West brings back a rock & roll groove with a sincerity and spunk that’s palpably fun. “Take What You Need” is a combination of a multitude of styles and emotions. It’s about his own journey, a reflection of the tumultuousness in his own life and the myriad of ups and downs he’s encountered that come out strikingly in the lyrics of the track. Battling through a period of addiction and severe lows, Stefan overcame his afflictions with meditation and yoga that led him to an intense period of reflection and inner discovery.
There’s a sense of revival and resolution that you feel on this song, a vibrancy and resplendence that comes out only through the sheer intense intent and passion that West himself so vulnerably presents us with.