Rating: 4 Guns
The music feels so upbeat that it could, at first or second listen, conceal the lyrics filled with angst, yearning, and futility. This being said, the lyrics possess the right balance of hope and vulnerable tenderness to corroborate the swelling emotions of the music. With just the right amount of autotune on the vocals to leave it interesting and palatable, the song remains grounded in pop hooks and structure though with a certain joyous, unabashed quirky touch. If self-conscious geekiness ever found a way to combine with the heights of modern romance, this song pulls it off without question. Indeed, three-quarters of the way through it almost turns from electro-synth pop to eighties anthem hair rock before returning to where it started, without pausing to apologize. And I don’t think it should.
Note: CWG will exclusively release every single by “Let ‘Em Riot” one by one every few weeks.
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