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The original is a deeply personal piece on the feeling of community Jasmine found in the Manchester trans community, as well as in meeting Yulia Trot, and the re-release only strengthens this feeling by inviting Jacob Alon, a non-binary musician, to collaborate.
Musically, ‘Find Ur Ppl’ is soft and delicate, with a hushed production centering on soft piano and bass tones, a distant violin echoing throughout. The introduction of a different vocal, in Jacob, not only deepens the sentiment but also bounces off Jasmine’s vocal style incredibly. It takes an already vulnerable song and makes it a duet, a song sang by two people who’ve met through this community, instead of a solo.
Lyrically, the song feels like it understands the experience of being trans and not knowing where to go, with lyrics expressing isolation (“And so there’ll be days when it’ll seem alright / There’s so many ways to feel inside”) but then bursting out into the feeling of finally, after a long and arduous journey, finding your people ("It’ll be a deep breath / Sinking into a warm bath / When you find your people / When they see you”). Even the fact that the repeated first verse has Jasmine and Jacob’s vocals intertwined speaks to the emotional depth of the song, in that it’s no longer a quiet resilience, but a newfound love in communal joy.
The slow build of the song, and its final crescendo, is where it truly shines through, the soft instrumental builds as the bass gets fuzzier and the drums get harder and louder, the guitar solo (beginning shortly after the two minute mark) feels more triumphant than anything else, it succeeds in conveying that feeling of finally finding a place where you can be yourself, where you can feel safe.
The final chorus is the most introspective part of the song to me; it understands that even after all this beauty and joy, there is still a feeling deep down of isolation, but life is all about ignoring that and supporting your community, something this song understands more than any other.
Alice Ray
@intent2falll
Image: Shervin Lainez
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