There is always something that first catches your ear with any song: a first impression, a standout feature, or a way in. With “Mind Song,” the new single from Berlin’s Para Lia it is the stomp! Some aspects of music are often intangible and hard to define, but this isn’t; this is the power of the guitar crunching down in unison with the beat to create a powerful, forward-moving, unmissible sonic groove.
But such energies need to be kept in check, tethered, put on a leash, and to this end, Para Lia surrounds it in all manner of balancing sounds – deft guitar lines, keyboard washes, and banks of hazy vocals all create a shell around it. The result is a sound that is both powerful and poignant, energetic but never out of control, driving yet deftly put together.
The message is both simple and poignant, timeless and timely – don’t be pulled into the dark complexities of the ego, don’t be swayed by what seems to be too good to be true (because it always is), and don’t worry about the superficial, don’t play societies power games… keep your mind song pure and let it sing about the things that make you happy. Life is short; live it on your terms and be who you want. At least, I think that is what it is about. If not, then even better, it means that the lyrics have been written in such a way that everyone can find your own meaning in them.
As always, Para Lia gives us a song that seems as if it conforms to familiar sounds, in this case, an accessible rock number, but which is shot through with their signature style, their own unique modus operandi. It’s what they do. It’s what they do so well.
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