Coping Mechanism

by Nefer-T from London, United Kingdom

New Wave

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Nefer-T is a self-produced artist from South London. He is influenced by a wide range of genres including electronic, lo-fi, alt hip-hop, electro-pop, synth-pop, house, dance, jazz, funk, neo-soul and pop. Some of Nefer-T’s favourite artists are Outkast, Gorillaz, Amy Winehouse, Talking Heads and Kelis. This release is a blend of funk, electronic, synth-pop, alternative and a slight hint of Nu-Disco/Dance too.

Coping Mechanism is about the strategies we deploy to try and stay sane. It acknowledges that some strategies are better than others, some are destructive, some shield you a little from reality. Nefer-T listeds off a couple of vices that used to help him unwind in the past – like smoking, and mentions taking anti-depressants. To avoid getting bogged down in such a heavy subject matter, the music is upbeat and energetic: quite often the things we do to soldier on are similarly juxtaposed from what people deem as ‘healthy’.

The current pandemic/lockdown situation makes the song very timely. The song has benefitted from the partial normalising of mental health discussion in the past decade and the rapid increase in understanding this past year.