Reviews · 05. Februar 2025
With a prominent bass and heavy vocals Drunken Pumpkins starts off a strong and critical punk anthem about modern life on social media and the life we pretend to live. Even though the song is not even 3 minutes long the band proceeds to bring across their message perfectly through straight forward lyrics, raspy vocals, and heavy instrumentals. Especially the beginning of the song stands out with its guitar intro and the subsequent bass guitar line that can be heard clearly, something I enjoy...
Reviews · 26. Januar 2025
In Nowhere Arcane Bloom addresses the state of our society and world, how we live in almost dystopian times and keep doing nothing about it. This is shown perfectly by the last line of the song “We’re the cancer of the earth and the lungs turn black” which is very self-explanatory. Musically the song gives space for the lyrics to reach the listener without disappearing the int background completely. The intro sets the tone for the whole songs with dominant drums which stays that way...
Reviews · 12. Dezember 2024
Deeply emotional, raw, and heart wrenchingly beautiful. “Wen du liebst” talks about the involuntary nature of love, of how one cannot control who they fall for even if it hurts them in the end. From almost upbeat at the beginning to haunting in the middle part: The guitars show an impressive range just like the vocals which harmonise perfectly with the occasional backing. It’s the drums that bind it all together while the lyrics gets carried by the instrumentals and tells the story of a...
Reviews · 27. Oktober 2024
If Heaven Was Any Closer, I’d Still Choose You from Honestly The Worst was released about a week ago but something about it feels eerily familiar. The almost indie-like guitars, the drums that change from nearly silent to loud and the bassline are accompanied by lyrics typical for the band. They are poetic but raw and painfully straightforward. When listening to it I got pulled into a scene that most of us know in some way or another: Sitting on the bed realising that part of yourself is gone...
Reviews · 13. September 2024
Arcane Bloom’s newest single “My Collapsing Little Home” is out! The Tim Burton-esque sound, the rain in the background, and almost ominous sounding instruments, namely guitar and other sound effects, as well as heavy drum parts set this release apart from all their previous work. Having listened to all available songs I have to say that this song is my favourite. Maybe it is my love for Burtons work, or the fact that the lyrics written by Leon, the vocalist, in one of their darker times...