The latest single by Larssen. bears the name Followed You. Immediately noticeable is that the song has a very unexpected sound in the repertoire of the band. The previous 3 singles were pure electronic pop songs. This brand new single, on the other hand, sounds very intimate and is not driven by synths and beats. A piano and a voice are central in this song, making it quite surprising. However, it remains a Larssen. song pur sang because of the voice and the melancholic touch it carries.
Followed you is the most personal song the project of musician and producer Sasja Maekelberg has released so far. If you dive into the text, it will stick to you. The lyrics describe how hard you can lose yourself in someone else, until you no longer know who you really are. This results in a painful goodbye. This heartbreaking feeling can be heard in the song itself. The moment the lyric states “I followed you / to the edge where we fell”, the singer's voice nearly skips with emotion.
Sasja sought complete seclusion for the recording of the new single. Recorded in a small house in Durbuy, with only two microphones and a piano, makes the song's production exceptional. As a listener you get the feeling that the band is literally playing the song in your living room. You literally hear the shuffling of the chair, the stroking of the keys and the creak of the pedal. This results in an extra atmospheric dimension, creating a very intimate setting. A phenomenon to which you can directly connect.
The artwork was made by photographer Laurence Vander Elstraeten. Because the song is so close to Sasja's skin, he has returned to his old apartment, where he had to move due to the breakup to which the song refers. The photo was taken in the singer's old bedroom and the cover shows Sasja Maekelberg who almost literally walks "against the wall". Encountering your own emotions that turn themselves against you is the symbolism of the cover.
