Tiny Moving Parts Blend Math Rock and Worrying on "Always Focused"
Overthinking everything and constantly worrying are two mindsets where young people spend a lot of time residing. Tiny Moving Parts vocalist/guitarist Dylan Matthiesen—who turns 23 this year—is no different.
On the band's new single, "Always Focused," which you can stream below, Matthiesen worries a lot. He yelps "I'll never give up on my inner battles / They keep me company," over a math-y, noodling guitar riff that's complemented by an explosive rhythm section. The track comes from Tiny Moving Parts' sophomore effort, Pleasant Living, which drops on Sept. 9 via Triple Crown.
Tiny Moving Parts were newcomers last year with their debut LP This Couch Is Long and Full of Friendship, but took the surprising success of that album and turned it into non-stop touring. Matthieson is joined in the band by his cousins Billy and Matt Chevalier, and the trio would rather be no place else than out on the road. Given that they're from a small farming town you've never heard of called Benson, MN, you probably can't blame them.
Matthiesen claims he "find[s] a sort of pleasure in the process" of overthinking—and at the very least, we're finding pleasure in the process of getting to know Tiny Moving Parts a little better. Pleasant Living is available for preorder here.
20m
21m
1h 3m
21m
22m
22m
41m
24m
6m
1m
59m
40m
46m
44m
41m
20m
2m
3m
1h 27m
45m
22m
21m
14m
5m
46m
10m
20m
40m
18m
40m
21m
46m
46m
24m
1h 17m
41m
20m
44m
19m
22m
22m
9m
40m
44m
20m
20m
44m
44m
20m
44m
1h 13m
21m
43m
20m
40m
23m
56m
40m
22m
24m
40m
9m
40m
45m
30s
10m
22m
22m
20m
3m
4m
5m
22m
22m
22m
23m
46m
2m
45m
21m
20m
44m
41m
1m
46m
20m
11m
1h 45m
20m
20m
1m
45m
21m
20m
9m
11m
20m
20m