The old loud/quiet, on/off, sonic move has never failed rock and roll music, and The Lunar Keys show us exactly why with their latest single, ‘Sinner.’ And just because you can see how the song’s engine works doesn’t mean that you can’t still appreciate its sleek lines and impressive performance, does it?
Ebbing and flowing between whispered vocals and understated sonics and roaring alt-rock energy, the song’s ability to go from nought to sixty in no time at all (okay, that’s enough of the race car analogies for now) will impress the hell out of any discerning rock fan.
At its most poised, ‘Sinner’ is slinky and sleek, bluesy and brooding; at the other end of the spectrum, it is a snarling, crescendoic beast, drenched in raw guitars and effortlessly hitting anthemic highs. That’s a lot of ground to cover, but it is the way the band juggles these extremes that makes the songs dynamic so great.
And then there is the moral question at the heart of the song: does the world we have built reward us for being good, or does it celebrate those who are merely successful, regardless of the cost that success comes at? A moot point, one getting…err…mootier with each passing month.
As always, The Lunar Keys show us that just when you think rock music has done all it can, it can still surprise you and reshape what came before into something perfect for the times. Not only that, but despite the genre’s reputation, it can be smart enough to get to the heart of today’s most poignant issues.
Music that makes you feel and makes you think… how cool is that?
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