This Song Feels Like A Star Has Been Born

An artist that's a driving force in the world of alternative pop music with a distinctive sound, Christine Sako is no stranger to the industry. Christine had an opportunity in 2009 to tour with indie-pop band Now, Now, and the rest feels like, well, simply history. An indie pop offering with a gorgeous sound, “Coda” is about the experience of having a person come back into your life and re-open a chapter in a book you thought was already well-read and closed. This reopening turns into re-writing of sorts - as emotions, conversations, and places are all revisited.

It can feel like the revived relationship is being transformed into something new, or at least different, something that maybe this time will last. But none of these changes change the outcome. Instead they end up being a temporary distraction from the inevitable retelling of the same story. The central tension of the song is on the one hand, being tired and wanting to move on and on the other, feeling compelled to relive history as it repeats itself. In spite of the desire to let go, there is an underlying friction, a tugging in the direction opposite of freedom. It’s this conflicted feeling that results in pleading with the other party to “give it a rest,” since the strength to break the pattern on one’s own isn’t quite there yet.

I love the honesty this song brings and while coda means to conclude, it only feels like the beginning of Christine Sako.

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