Drawing deft comparisons between a long drive home and memories of unrequited love naturally flows into contemplating if it could be rekindled. When the wipers clear our vision of the drops that have obscured our ability to see, can we clear the clouds away from our thoughts as we continue forward on the road of life?

Painstakingly recorded at Ivakota Studios, the concerted effort to capture “Bethesda” is evident in the intensely layered vocals and instrumentation.

When describing the musical inspiration embodied in the new release, the members of Starting Early share that the track “explores a different soundscape inspired by the 80s while still maintaining the sound of Starting Early.”

We wanted to explore a different kind of narrative and I thought a story of a bank robbery would fit the tensions layered musically throughout the song. We didn’t want to do a beginning, middle, and end storyline. Rather, we wanted to drop the listener in medias res without any context and let them fit the pieces of the narrative together for themselves. We thought an abrupt opening of an intense dialogue between characters was a strong kickstart for the song. The lyrics compel a level of intentional listening while still being open-ended in their meaning in hopes that listeners draw their own conclusions as to the message of the song beyond the plot line of the robbery.