Bosola – Space & Time (2022)
With their single ‘Ophelia Headstrong’, Bosola celebrated strong-willed women, while acknowledging the challenges they face as they try to achieve their dreams. They are now turning their attention to challenges of a different type with their single ‘Space & Time’. This time, they consider the frustration of watching your childhood sweetheart turn from the rosy image you have to someone with a penchant for heartbreak and chaos.
Inspired by meaningful conversations with friends who have been in relationships with such people, the band laces emotional complexities into an engaging country-rock sound. Through the single, the band has you tumbling through a cycle of emotions only to end up at a point of resolve. Bringing more country vibes to their sound, this single showcases the versatility of the band.
The vocals that open ‘Space & Time’ instantly grab your attention as they have an almost live feeling to them. It is like someone is standing in a room and just singing to you about the experiences of a relationship with a rogue person. This stripped-back opening vocal line gets a lively movement as soon as the melody hits. The country edge to the performance is bolstered by the jangle of the guitars and the driving drums. As the single progresses, the bounce to the vocals is palpable and forces you to bop away. While you are getting down to the flow of the vocal delivery, the lyrics continue to tell the story of someone chasing another, based on who they used to be. The lyrics are laced with the emotional complexities of this chase and lead you perfectly to the realisation at the end of the track. This is a call that fills you with the resolve to stop thinking about this person and move on.
While the stripped-back vocals really open the track and pull you in, underneath them is a light melodic line that adds to the overall feeling of the opening. The country-rock flow bursts from the stripped-back tones, injecting an energy into the single. There is an undeniable movement to the melody that urges you to move to it. This leaves a rather lively feeling in your muscles that brings a hit of fun to the track. The jangle of the country guitars is rather addictive and you are sure to have a good time as you listen to them.
While the complex emotions of chasing after someone and the resolve of moving on form the basis of ‘Space & Time’, Bosola packs a lively blast of energy into the melody. The vocals draw you into the single with a stripped-back vibe that turns into a country-rock bounce. The melody is as lively as the vocals, bringing an enjoyable vibe to the emotional journey of the lyrics.
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