BlackWaters – In The Sun (2022)
Described by Gigwise as a group that “…starts that fire in your belly that makes you want to dive head-first into a mosh pit”, UK-based BlackWaters stands out amidst the others with a bold, “in your face” attitude. Lying somewhere between old-school hard rock and contemporary indie-rock meets pop-rock, the foursome brings a modern-day edginess to an obscure sound. Featured on Riot Magazine, Brighton and Hove News, Gigwise, Louder Than War, BBC Radio 1 and various other press, BlackWaters is turning heads on a global scale. The latest addition to their well-received discography is the single ‘In The Sun’.
The follow-up to their critically acclaimed album Something Good In Lost Time, ‘In The Sun’ is a hard-hitting, high-paced frenzy of sound. Combining dynamic guitars with pounding drums and interspersed keyboards, BlackWaters tips you into a sonic whirlpool with glittering lights of various colours flitting before your face. What I find interesting is how well-layered the track is giving each instrument, including the vocals, prominence but comes together in a perfectly harmonious whole. In fact, even the mild distortion of guitars fuses in harmoniously with the rest of the melody.
High-powered and upbeat, the chaotic two-and-a-half minutes of noise will have you bouncing about; however, there is a juxtaposition between melody and lyrics that highlights the depth of BlackWaters. Despite its joviality, ‘In The Sun’ has a more poignant and profound theme belying the happiness of the song. The band explain that ‘In The Sun’ is “…primarily about the state of this planet, the issues we can’t change but want to, the help we’d love to lend to others and the endless spiral our country is heading towards, eventually we’ll land up in the sun.”
Oozing passion, ‘In The Sun’ is a song about life – from the higher tones to the more desperate underlying concepts. This is my introduction to BlackWaters and, truth be told, I won’t forget the group or this song for quite some time. If you want a band to knock your socks off as a true force of nature, I recommend listening to BlackWaters.
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