Groove to Joshua Pearlstein's 'Wanna Dance' When Life is Closing In

Dancing, in its purest form, is about being fully present, unburdened by the past and unconcerned with the future. Joshua Pearlstein’s ‘Wanna Dance’ celebrates this presence as a gift in the chaos of modern life. The opening imagery in ‘Wanna Dance’ immediately sets a tone of existential pressure with lines that say, “All the lights are going out now… waiting for the clocks to run out”. Joshua, in this indie-pop number, refuses to be consumed by responsibility, debt, expectation, or the suffocating awareness of time ticking down. And the repetitive line, “I just wanna dance”, persists in the exuberance that dance brings in. The recurrence becomes the heartbeat of the song, a catchy hook, even an affirmation, just like a mantra.

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Then there’s Joshua’s voice, which is immediately disarming. His modulations are out and about, brilliant, as if pulling you out of the mind and its thoughts and back into your body! There’s a fragile urgency, a trembling honesty in how he sings, as if every note is a small act of survival. Musically, the song reflects an emotional see-saw that needs to be balanced, and can be achieved by dancing. The production is steady, pulsing energy mirroring the clock’s tick-tock. The simplicity of the lyrics works in favour of keeping the focus of the song around the spark that one can find in dancing. That is the feeling of choosing joy over the monotony of life.

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‘Wanna Dance’ is intrusively intimate at every curve of the song’s journey. When everything is on the verge of slipping away, “I just wanna dance!” is an act of perseverance. Listen to this new single by Joshua Pearlstein now, and follow him on Instagram for more updates.