{"id":71099,"date":"2021-05-11T22:04:30","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T20:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/?p=71099"},"modified":"2026-04-16T00:27:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T22:27:07","slug":"andreas-owens-not-much-better-than-before","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/andreas-owens-not-much-better-than-before\/","title":{"rendered":"Andreas Owens &#8211; Not Much (Better Than Before)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Any stress you&#8217;re feeling from the past week is about to melt away into a misty, silky haze, all thanks to <strong>andreas owens<\/strong>. The SoCal-based singer and producer has just pushed the bounds of bedroom pop another notch further with his spellbinding new track &#8220;not much (better than before)&#8221;. A supremely easy listen with a deceptively deep message about being your best self, this one&#8217;s too good to miss. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Listen to &#8220;not much (better than before)&#8221; by andreas owens:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"not much (better than before) by andreas owens\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1018713925&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=960&#038;maxwidth=640\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s definitely a delicate feel to &#8220;not much (better than before)&#8221;, but not in that sort of way where it feels unsubstantial in the least. Andreas does an amazing job of layering loads of depth and texture under the surface with building flurries of chimes and backing vocals, before he suddenly pulls the string and whisks you back to a chilled out room with nothing but an e-piano. About his own tune, Andreas says, &#8220;This feels like one of the most special songs I\u2019ve ever made to date because of how helplessly imperfect it is. Like, I can really hear a lot of the mistakes I made while making it, but somehow I couldn\u2019t find it in me to try and fix everything, or even feign an attempt to make it perfect&#8221;. 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