In 2014, the duo known as Allegories began experimenting across genres, melding eclectic soundscapes with pop inclinations. Gathering further inspiration from DJing house and hip-hop nights around town, Allegories went on to create electronic music that shifts throughout the over/underground spectrum. The eclectic and immersive “The Next Life” continues Allegories’ experimental journey into this foggy cross-section between genres, bringing technicolored, blinking flashlights to guide us through their psychedelic, electro-shoegaze wonderland. “The song began on ukulele, then was recontextualized through electronic instruments, and finally reshaped using the organic, analog gear most associated with a rock band. “Each line carries its own history because it was originally sung with a different intent, and that intent still lingers.