Shaytan, meaning ‘devil’ in Arabic, is Thoom’s first love song, its dreamy guitar strumming accompanied by lyrics written in Arabic with her mother.
The video for Shaytan was filmed in the house of Thoom’s grandfather in Beirut, once a gathering place for the neighborhood while her vivacious, musical grandmother was alive, but now a shell of its former glory, where Thoom, a collapsing, libidinal ghost, haunts the halls.
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released June 22, 2020
Lyrics by Thoom and Mom
Guitar by Chuck Clateman
Cover art by Thoom
Mastered by Heba Kadry
This music is insistent and relentless. The fact that it has a ritualistic feel, with almost all sounds pushed to the edge of explosion isn't an accident. Well worth repeated listening. veenstar