Sometimes it is best not to overthink things, so when Dave Hill Jr. says “let’s start again”, he isn’t talking about big relationship crises or critical life choices; he is simply expressing a desire to return to that feeling of being immersed in the morning sun that greeted him as the day started. As that serene sensation wore off with the realities of a busy modern life, that feeling keeps calling him back – that meditative, glorious, elemental moment when nothing else matters…that ‘Sunrise State of Mind.’
And such a simple, seductive moment needs an equally accessible, infectious song, so that is what he does. Pianos chime, guitars groove, drums and bass combine into a relentless yet unobtrusive energy, and all manner of six-string motifs and shimmering sonics drift through as we gently rock and sublimely roll – the perfect sun-kissed sound for that perfect sun-soaked moment.
It’s telling that Dave Hill Jr. cut his teeth as a drummer: even though this song is poised and polished, he understands that once you have the kit firing gently and unfussily on all cylinders, half the work is done. All you need to do is hang on and go with the flow…just as the listener will.
What a great song, what a great sentiment. Let’s raise a glass to life’s simple pleasures.
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