As is only fitting for a song with such a dynamic title, “Skyrocket” leaves the launchpad with the requisite feeling of energy and urgency. That blend of propulsive piano lines and slashing guitar meshes into the perfect sound for a song aiming to capture the magnetic draw that comes when you engage in, explore, or are entranced by something new.
It is great to hear the piano getting equal billing in a world where indie music is largely guitar-driven. The sound of strings and keys working in unison not only powers the song but also broadens its scope, balancing the sonic drive with soundscaped musical vistas.
This is music for those still awake in the early hours, their head and heart racing with the thrill of the new, for those wandering the streets to clear their minds, and for those browsing the internet, trying to catch a glimpse of the future. It is music for the dreamers, music for the small victories snatched from the jaws of mundanity and mendacity.
Sons of Martha know their way around a song. In a short but already significant career marked by memorable lyrics and magical sounds, ordinary situations are transformed into small yet extraordinary personal mythologies for the everyman. “Skyrocket” is just one more building block in the band’s mission to create a stunning back catalog.
This, both the song and the band, is precisely the shot in the arm that the indie scene, for want of a better word, needs right now.
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