Kite Thief – Sweepstake (2021)
While the internet and social media have become a part of life, many people don’t consider what they are giving up for a sense of digital wealth. Kite Thief are not most people and consider all of this in their latest single ‘Sweepstake’. Through the candy metal tones of the track, they look are how eager people are to give up information about themselves for fake and unsustainable virtual wealth.
The 5-piece band from Bristol bring a sound to your ears that is both sugary sweet and gritty. You will feel rushes of euphoria only to be pulled to ground by the intense rhythm. If you are looking for a single that hits you with a wall of melodic metal only to leave your teeth tingling with sweetness, you have come to the right place.
‘Sweepstake’ comes to life with a deep tone that is quite unlike anything else you might hear. This enthralling tone takes on some crashing guitars that hit you with a wall of sound. The guitars start to pick up the pace while getting your heart pounding. While there is a note of metal resting in the guitars, it is understated and washed with a more melodic rock tone. These two tones combine for a rush of sound that you can’t help up get caught up in. As the music pumps you up and gets your heart pounding, the vocals will suck you into the soundscape.
When the vocals enter, they have a sweet slide to them that slices over your skin. There is something in the vocals that hooks you more and more as you listen. On the chorus, you are going to want to shout out with the vocals. The sweetness of the opening comes and goes throughout the performance but gets a harder rock grit on the chorus when you want to shout out. There is a lot of energy in the performance that fills you with the vibes of the music.
Kite Thief have you rocking to pumped-up guitars while feeling the sweetness of the vocals in ‘Sweepstake’. The music grabs deep in your chest and will not let go while the vocals hit you with sweetness and the need to shout out with them. All of this is wrapped around lyrics that consider what we give up to the online world.
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