This is a subtle “Rocker” with some “air” – and for some reason – studio mixed in a way that is heavy on the low end – suggest you roll the low ends off a bit.

Given: my suggestion, if downloading it..equalize some of the mixing…play with it, add some treble, easy on midranges, roll off 64 -125 hrtz range – to this ear…without that equalization you will not be able to appreciate the layering and chorusing of guitars and syth’s in the background given the beauty of the background open chording guitar work and harmony’s…there are levels of textual sounds here…play with it.

The Beauty of Composition

This band has many musical influences, a beautiful mix of harmony which on this song tends to utilize effective “in-tight” close voicing, 2nds and 3rds, and thrown in…the magical voicings remeniescent of Brian Wilson and David Crosby
Perhaps at first too short of an intro.. to rushed, but nice sythesized piano, with bass, drums, lead vocal and harmony (comparatively to what is to come)..

The first harmony backing the lead – I hear John Lennon “istic” pairing and enunciation with the lead vocal – Lennon/McCartney. Somewhat later after the initial chorus..the Beach Boy harmonics (it is under the ear but there) of Brain Wilson and that of David Crosby with Graham Nash. The primary lead vocal is suggestive of the clean and warbly characteristics of the high nasal range of Neil Young.

The bridges, unusual now as in nonexistent in current “bands” is here in this song..short but frequently extended, leading to additional layering of instrumentation without a key change just a slightly different expression of the theme. Overall I hear similarities in the bass line and peppy back beat symbal riding drum work of some pre-Revolver Beatle’s songs (think Ringo, swingin his head).

Adding to the “Neil Young” feel of this song, the guitarist relies on broadly open sparse, and heavy handed guitar chording, a crisp overdriven sound with little “grease” This guitarist also demonstrates behind the vocals, a sense of feel for the lyrical…once again demonstrating how this band has talent running all through this compostiion, being cerebral – yet fresh.

This is a clever song…ending in denser harmonies of both vocals and instrumentation benefiting from the textual layering of the “Wall of Sound” mixing style pioneered by Phil Spector..powerful and yet subtle in all its’ simple complexities..you have to listen for it.

This song evolves over its course, fusing and expressing a range of stylistic musings – the lyrics have the spectral conversational meanderings of early Joni Mitchell and syntheizer bridges like one finds with The Fix and Flock of Sea Gulls. Hauntingly, everything comes together deftly and in my mind…to a climax that leaves one asking, looking over the edge – “where was I just taken to.”

My thoughts – Maikaru