Better Person “I Wake Up Tired”

14 Jun 2013 — Lukas Dubro

Even tough the music's territorial origin is ever less important in the digital age, it's sometimes worth to investigate the context of a release. Superficially, the song "I Wake Up Tired" by Berlin-based project Better Person is one great online release amongst others. It shares the typical nostalgic, melancholic and dreamy atmosphere and the DIY aesthetic of most of contemprary tunes, so basically the stuff you'll find on every other blog nowadays. But considering its Berlin context, you'll quickly see what makes the song so special and relevant: in fact, Better Person is proof of the development of the city's DIY scene over the last few years. It's pop music by projects such as Yule FM, Easter, Dan Bodan, or Touchy Mob that is truly state of the art and that can easily compete with music produced in the USA, Canada, Great Britain, or Sweden. Berlin is not only a party town anymore - it's more and more becoming a place for great pop music.