On My Mind is a track from London-based collective Don’t Connect, and it represents a deliberate choice to eschew expectations and go against mainstream conventions.
With raw production, On My Mind weaves together tight, punchy drums, loose acoustic guitar and synths. Atop this, a lazy drawl delivers a diatribe against money and conformity, and the song’s aesthetic and message converges on a single point: That integrity and experiences trump bragging and self-image.
That message comes to the fore in the closest thing the track has to a chorus, which rejects the value of money and drugs:
“Fuck a bill, take my money any day, wanna feel, shit you can't buy anyway … Fuck a pill, I don't wanna marry Jane, I'm for real, high enough on night and day”
The slightly downbeat yet pacy aesthetic give On My Mind a grunge-meets-hip-hop feel that I can’t get enough of, and I love the honesty of the message. Check it out below: