Flaming June – Paralyse Me Where I Stand (2021)
Flaming June fills you with the frantic energy of the fight or flight response through the folk-rock tones of ‘Paralyse Me Where I Stand’. With a fast-paced sound, the single fills you with the sense of being overwhelmed and the war between being paralysed or running. To create this intense feeling, Flaming June has packed the soundscape with experimental field recordings and granular synths.
Louise Eatock, the lady behind the music, has an amazing ability to fill you with the emotions of her music and that is on full display with this track. The second single from her upcoming album, it showcases her musical abilities while bringing something new to the table. No newcomer to the music scene, Eatock has been writing songs since her teens and performing with various line-ups.
‘Paralyse Me Where I Stand’ slowly draws you into the energy with a soft folky guitar. The gentle shimmer of the opening takes a sharp turn for a building feeling that fills your chest with frenetic energy. The guitar and drums combine to get your heart racing and make you want to run down the soundscape. On the verses, the melody builds with a pressure that holds you in place before the rise of energy fills you. It is a really intense melody that leaves you feeling tired by the end of the track. As the energy of the single fills you, you feel the urge to dance around and go a little crazy.
It is not only the melody that fills you with the frantic energy of the track. The vocals are packed with tension and frantic energy as they put you in a fight or flight situation. The burst of folk sensibilities on the chorus is a great relief after the pressure of the verses. Her voice rises with the melody on the chorus to give you a burst of activity to move out of danger. The catchy movement of her vocals will have you singing along while turning the volume up.
Flaming June has you moving like crazy while feeling the life wire of frenetic energy vibrating in your chest through ‘Paralyse Me Where I Stand’. The steady building movement of the melody has your limbs shaking with energy that is released in a burst on the chorus. As the vocals describe fight or flight situations, they ease you into the burst of movement while getting you shouting them like crazy.
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