Shortout Kid’s “Pet Song” Blurs the Line Between Sound Experiment and Pure Feeling
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Shortout Kid’s “Pet Song” is a track that instantly makes you curious about the mind behind it. The fact that he has used his own instrument in creating his songs is fascinating to know. He lay low for almost 15 years to make this instrument, and it’s wild. Named as the Razor Belt by Shortout, it is made up of ninety-plus handmade keys, levers, springs from ballpoint pens, wood, metal, and heavy wiring; it literally feels like a mix between a chainsaw and a guitar. The fact that he moved away from guitars and keyboards completely makes his music feel even more raw and authentic.
“Shortout Kid doesn’t just play music; he builds it from scratch.”
“Pet Song” itself feels like a track and more like an experience unfolding when you listen to it with the music video playing right in front of you. The Razor Belt really shines here, blending and twisting sounds in ways that feel unpredictable but still emotional. At times, it feels like background noise from a past moment playing somewhere in your head. The oddly strange visuals in the music video make everything feel even more surreal. This track is not something you casually play; it’s something you sit with and try to understand what just happened.
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