Cautious Clay And Alex Isley Argue About Love On Vibey 'Reaching'

Singer and songwriter Cautious Clay's new song, "Reaching," is full of an eye catching and optimistic bounce, yet it's really about the pettiness of a partner who wants to be able to see him at his lowest moments. It's the opening taste of the soundtrack for the fourth season of Issa Rae's Insecure, also it tells a micro-story within itself that's easy to follow nevertheless hard to stomach.


You feel there for the frustrations, the arguments about wanting attention. We all get exactly where Clay is coming from.


The bubbly song, that comes with an adorable animated clip, features singer Alex Isley — who Clay understands through a mutual friend — because the venomous voice opposite him, softly explaining to him that it is irrelevant if he calls her petty. "I resist to let you ruin mine," she carols about her day, her head turned to the sky.


Clay softly tries to remove himself from this stuck spot he's in right now that the argument's flipped. "This the kind of shit you on," he sings, practically disgusted. His mind replays the different situations in their relationship on a loop and he starts to notice that things have routinely been sort of bad, whether he wanted to accept it or not. "You hope to act impatient every time I come around / Every time I wear the crown," comes out of his mouth softly, nevertheless it feels like a seething rage being withheld.


The song's optimistic and smooth ending leads listeners to believe that things will eventually get better. Maybe it'll be because of relationship therapy or the two learning to appreciate each other's organization and also show mutual respect.


Clay, who previously had his song "Cold War" appear in Insecure's third season, told MTV News by means of the email that the path to the song's release for the show's soundtrack has been winding back over the last two years. "It's an idea that I began back in February of 2018 While I got sent a track that Jahaan Sweet originally made with a chorus that Syd from The world wide web wrote," he wrote. "For a moment, it was like it was going to land in an episode of Lena Waithe's Boomerang show on BET back in January of 2019 nevertheless ultimately it didn't stick."


"Fast forward per year later and we got a phone call from Kier Lehman, who picks the music for Insecure along with Issa," Clay continued, calling himself a fan of the show. "He felt he had the ideal spot for it in the initial episode of Season 4. I was really happy once it all came with each other and the track noticed the best home."


and also Clay and Isley's "Reaching," two other songs have been shared from the soundtrack: "Never Lonely," by Yung Baby Tate and rapper Jozzy, and "Infrastructure" by lyricist St. Panther.


Check out Clay and Isley's "Reaching" up above and tune into the new season of Insecure on April 12 at 10 p.M. EST on HBO.