Now, Aim for Something Greater with “Talk to God,” a Profound, Intimate, and All-Encompassing Rebirth - Atwood Magazine

      Now, Now's surprise EP ’01’ and its haunting track “Talk to God” signify a striking and deeply personal resurgence for the cherished indie pop duo. This raw and luminous exploration of self reveals them “unraveling and undoing,” as they relearn how to live, feel, and create on their own terms once more.

      Stream: “Talk to God” – Now, Now

      It’s hard not to appreciate a song that sends chills down your spine; that strikes you with immense force; that makes you feel alive; that brings pain in the best possible ways. Now, Now’s “Talk to God” emanates a slow, smoldering, and soul-stirring warmth. The opening track from the beloved Twin Cities duo’s surprise new EP 01 is dark, close, and all-encompassing, leaving you breathless in its wake. The heavy drums pulse like a heartbeat, the guitars burn with a slow intensity, and KC Dalager’s voice – husky, raw, and gently smoldering – conveys the ache of someone grappling with their inner turmoil in the moment. “I notice every time I’m down / I stay down…” she sings, her confession unfolding like a prayer whispered through gritted teeth. “Now I talk to God at the window… I’m always sitting in silence, it’s just a habit.”

      I notice every time I’m down

      I stay down

      Each time it’s coming around

      I just stay down

      ‘Cause I don’t even like myself

      How could anyone

      After everything I’ve done

      How could anyone

      And now I talk to God at the window

      Yeah, I know I go too fast

      Then I move slow

      I’m always sitting in silence

      It’s just a habit

      And now I talk to God at the window

      Seductive, soul-baring, and brutally vulnerable, “Talk to God” feels less like a song and more like a confrontation – an emotional exorcism delivered through sound. It presents an honest self-portrait depicted in shadow and static, where pain and beauty are intertwined and inseparable. “This one is about a feeling of desperation and loneliness, but accepting and understanding why you feel that way,” Dalager shares with Atwood Magazine. “Knowing that if you don’t love or accept yourself, no matter what others do, it will never feel as though anyone cares enough about you. Because even that cannot and will not fill the void left by your lack of compassion for yourself.”

      “There is a sense of defeat and feeling trapped, yet still yearning to feel whole and complete. I often sit in silence since I seldom listen to music. Especially in the car, where I spend a lot of my daily time. ‘God’ can represent any spiritual entity or energetic force (or the universe as a whole) that you reach out to in desperate times. Sonically, we aimed for clarity and simplicity. This was initially written for KC Rae, but I chose to repurpose it for Now, Now.”

      Such self-awareness is what makes “Talk to God” so impactful. Its darkness is purposeful; it seeks something, it’s restless, it’s human. “The theme of this song is about finding new ways to exist while simultaneously unlearning everything you’ve ever known about yourself,” Dalager explains. “There’s a sense of desperation and, in some ways, defeat within this song.” This tension – navigating between despair and acceptance, self-hatred and self-love – forms the core of 01, an EP that sees Now, Now reconnecting with their roots while confronting their current selves head-on.

      I always think of the worst possible outcome

      I never learned to show myself compassion

      Now every word comes back to haunt me

      Reverberating through the silence

      I’m talking to myself

      Oh heaven, help me

      Heaven help me

      Now I talk to God at the window

      I realize I move too quickly

      Then I slow down

      I’m always sitting in silence

      It’s just a habit

      And now I talk to God at the window

      Recorded in their basement studio, 01 feels like a homecoming, a return to the band’s essence: Acacia “KC” Dalager and Bradley Hale, free from label constraints and rediscovering their collaborative flow. “01 serves as a bridge linking our past to the present, while also looking toward the future,” Hale states. “It’s another lesson in trusting ourselves.” Throughout, the duo delves into themes of undoing and unlearning, stripping back layers of sound and emotion until only raw, radiant truth remains.

      Each of the four songs on 01 reveals a different facet of that truth, with “Talk to God” serving as the EP’s confession – opening the record softly yet powerfully, transforming desperation into a form of prayer. It establishes the mood for everything that follows, embodying a band stripped to its core