B-Side Guys

Purposeless walking becomes profound when shared with the right person, transforming aimless urban drift into intentional intimacy. Ginger Winn’s “Circling Squares” celebrates this specific form of romantic geography—lovers who find meaning through movement rather than destination, creating private rituals from public spaces. The track’s mathematical imagery suggests relationships that operate outside conventional logic, finding beauty in geometric impossibilities.

Winn’s dream pop production creates the perfect atmosphere for nocturnal wandering, with arrangements that float rather than propel. The “acid jazz face melting alt-folk” self-description captures the track’s genre fluidity—elements blend and separate like city lights reflected on wet pavement. This sonic approach mirrors the lyrical content’s meandering quality, where verses circle back on themselves without traditional narrative progression.

The repeated celebration of “doing nothing” reveals sophisticated understanding of how modern relationships require active defense of unproductive time. In an era where efficiency becomes moral imperative, Winn champions the radical act of existing together without purpose beyond companionship. The phrase “We used to like doing nothingWe still do / But we used to, too” borrows Mitch Hedberg’s comedic structure while applying it to genuine relationship appreciation.

Winn’s vocal delivery carries the dreamy contentment of someone who has discovered sustainable happiness through simple pleasures. The performance avoids saccharine romanticism while maintaining genuine warmth, suggesting someone speaking from lived experience rather than idealized fantasy. Her phrasing creates the unhurried rhythm of actual conversation during leisurely walks.

“Circling Squares” functions as both love song and urban meditation, demonstrating how certain relationships transform ordinary environments into meaningful spaces. Winn has created something that honors the unglamorous aspects of long-term partnership—the comfortable repetition, the shared appreciation for routine, the way love can make geometric impossibilities feel perfectly logical. The track suggests that sometimes the most profound journeys involve going nowhere particular with someone who makes the wandering worthwhile.