The Seshen are a Bay Area sextet, focused on creating sounds that blend R&B and indie. The sound here reminds me of the electronic stylings of husband-and-wife duo Sylvan Esso, both in tone and style.
Which is to say, The Seshen are crafting purposeful, distinctive pop music. Vocalist Lalin St. Juste provides an emotive focal point for the instrumentation that surrounds her, here in Waiting For Dawn. Layers of electronic melody combine with low slung bass tones and snappy drums to create a sound that feels stark and clean, whilst benefitting from a slight fuzziness at the edges.
Taken from their forthcoming album, Nowhere, Waiting For Dawn is an exploration of the “restlessness and tumultuous thoughts one experiences while grappling with grief and the aftermath of a significant life transition”. During times of shock and insomnia, sometimes the dawn of a new day is the only salve available. It’s a beautiful, distinctive song and I can’t wait to hear the rest of the record.