Comfort by Nansea

Comfort is my debut EP that stands for the push and pull between otherness and normativity. It’s an intimate sounding reflexion of someone trying to define their willowy role in life.

This life is one in which it seems to be OK to appreciate the enchanting colors of an otherwise poisonous jellyfish. It is one that seems to strip us of our agency, but at the same time forces us to survive on our own. It is one that tells us not to give a shit about other people’s opinions, while we want nothing more than their appreciation.

So we start to seek and build our own communities and families to find the comfort we need, because we’re not simply born into them. Yet still we have no choice but to apply those crippled gestures of giving and receiving we were taught, until we learn to make it better. So along the way, we hurt and get hurt.

Nansea (ˈnænsi) is the musical moniker of Berlin-based musician Marek Polgesek. With their music, they create a queer indie/chamber pop sound that goes beyond the traditional singer-songwriter style, while paying tribute to gender nonconforming artists that inspire them. Their sound has been described as a ‘more whimsical Rufus Wainwright' and reminiscent of Thom Yorke and Sufjan Stevens.