Reetoxa closes his debut LP with "Call," the final track can be a release and a quiet heartbreak. The streaming culture has conditioned us to skip past an album's conclusion, so it's notable for the listener when a track actually deserves the audiophile treatment.
"Call" is born out of a spontaneous moment on the Gold Coast, and captures the melancholy of wishing to touch a person that will never be touched again. As Reetoxa delves into the silence that befell him after a brief encounter with a former lover, he has done, he draws parallels between the apprehension of a desperate moment and the suspension of time and a phone that will never ring; he crafts a profound narrative conflating the formerly poignant moment with the oblivion of the post. Reetoxa spills out his honesty and his vulnerability across the song, which makes "Call" precisely private enough as it is relatable to anyone else.
Although the production is minimal, it is deeply moving. There are ghostly and intangible guitar motifs picturing a place, and underneath it all, a grounded rhythm section, the bass keeping the atmosphere warm yet restrained. Reetoxa finally conveys a poignant, vulnerable, and aching relationship to the material that never teetered towards excess. "Call" is more than merely a trailing song; it is the emotional heartbeat of the record. A poignant blend of sadness, charm, and strong melody, this song has the potential to connect with many people.