With gentle instrumentation, glistening synths, and delicately worn vocals, Never Right shimmers with the feelings of a holiday that failed to meet expectations. The strummed guitars in the bridge give this a loose, Hawaiian feel, and the result is as relaxed as it is introspective.
The first collaboration between Sea Glass and Yes Kid, Never Right is an attempt to convey the feeling of the heart betraying the brain. Occasionally, you want something you ultimately know isn’t right for you, as Sea Glass, real name Jake Muskat, describes:
“I decided to put it down into song, hoping to capture the feeling of nostalgia for someone, some place, or some time that you don’t really want to revisit, yet the sadness of the memory can wrap you like a warm blanket, making it all the more welcome for a brief moment.”
Muskat looked to Yes Kid, aka Yael Kaufman, whose vocal grants the song added humanity:
“I felt the song could use a partner to both present the other side of the story but to bring in the softness that’s inside of everyone, even those that have the ability to hurt you… Yael and I had talked for a couple of years about working together. I am such a huge fan of her voice, so when thinking of who could be my partner on this song, it was such a natural fit and such a relief that she was into it. She added the feminine counterpoint to my verse that sealed the song for me and made this a really special one.