Music Review // Kimaya Diggs "Plants (still grow)"

 

The way in which we, as humans, are connected with plants feels to be something people don't talk about enough.  Without plants, we wouldn't be able to exist for one thing, but it's also just that idea that you could have a rose or a daisy or some other flower and they're all still valid, the same way that people are.  Kimaya Diggs begins this song sounding like acoustics with a unique percussion feel and to that extent it makes me think a bit about someone like Macy Gray.

When artists release new songs, I always also enjoy when they do so with the idea of the timing in mind.   This is done here, as an example, as one of the lyrics in this song says: "When we look back on this summer" and in most parts of the United States right now, summer is coming to an end.  But there is also something about summer being a hot season, so as we approach fall (especially here in New England) the plants and leaves on trees seem to take focus more than anything else.

As this song is about plants, it's worth noting that connection between what plants need and what humans need is made.  There is a lyric which says: "Tell me what you know / Teach me how to grow" and I feel like it'd be nice if these two things were so closely related.  You can walk into a plant shop and see instructions on a plant which says how often to water it, to keep it in the sunshine, etc. and I just think about how it would be if we, as humans, came with those similar type of instructions but specific to us.

With a bluesy-jazz break down this song takes a trip out onto a mellow guitar solo.  The overall sound and vibes of this one are not threatening and just seem to be peaceful, as you can go out and find that peace within nature as well.  I feel like people are connected to nature in ways that aren't often discussed enough and so any time a song can feel like it's bringing us back to that place I think it's important to take note.  Kimaya Diggs also just happens to do so in the loveliest of ways.