Beautifully crisp and clear production lights up an original reggae single with layers of voice and conceptual depth. Little Guerrier and Tarrus Riley capture a sense of purpose and groove united, with the melodic freshness and earworm that is Teach the Youths.
Passionately performed and with the perfect voice to deliver a song of such emotional truth and power, Teach the Youths is one of the most interesting and effective reggae songs to hit the indie scene in recent years. The melody feels genuinely new, the lyrics fascinate yet maintain a certain poetic vagueness to be accessible on multiple levels, and then there’s the hook resolve – a more than worthy moment, threading the whole progression together, and making sure to inject that anthemic essential moment of togetherness.
The idea is protection and teaching, raising children who can deal with anything in a bright and empowered fashion, despite a darkened world – instil a sense of change and possibility that lasts – and the song naturally gets that kind of positive energy flowing through the space.
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