MillStock Wagner – Can We Stay All Night (2022)
MillStock Wagner introduce us to their sound with their debut single ‘Can We Stay All Night’. A dreamy acoustic love song, it combines the piano and strings of the band with an outstanding drumline. Through the folky dream-pop tones of the single, the band transports you to the dock of a lake house, where you want to spend forever with someone you love.
The single brings the songwriting and musical talents of Trent Mills, Casey Comstock and Max Wagner together, while inundating us with tender emotions. While this is the band’s first release, they came together in 2020 when Mills met Comstock at a gig. Mills and Wagner had already known each other, as they worked together on the cabaret circuit in LA and together, the trio decided to mix their influences for something new.
The piano line delicately draws you into ‘Can We Stay All Night’, as it laps against your senses like the soft waves of a lake. The movement of the piano line has you drifting into a dreamy vibe that is made more tender by the movement to higher notes. The shuffle of the drums has you lightly swaying and bopping to the melody, while a lightness overtakes your body. At times, you feel like you are going to float away on the good vibes of the melody, only to move on a gentle breeze into the light strings that add depth to the sound. The guitar meets the piano, twining together, and allowing the sparkling of the piano to glint like stars above a far-reaching lake. There is so much tender emotion packed into the melody that you can’t help but smile. There is a slight change to the melody in the last moments of the track, that add a little something extra to the single.
As you are floating on the melody, the vocals bring an earthier folk feeling to the opening verse. The lyrics have a dreamy edge to them as they capture the floating feeling that comes from being with someone you love. The emotive lyrics are woven into moments of being together that are wonderfully picturesque and easy to fall into. The performance rises as you reach the chorus, really showcasing Mills’ vocal range. Through his performance, you are really transported away from your daily life and into an evening spent on the dock with a loved one. At times, you want to sigh and relax back into the softness of his performance and the emotions he effortlessly evokes.
MillStock Wagner introduce themselves with a dreamy softness that you want to sink into while soaking up the affection woven into each note of ‘Can We Stay All Night’. The dreamy vibes of the single shines through the melody that has you floating away, while catching the breeze of tender emotions. Mills’ vocals are folky in their delivery, while invoking picturesque imagery and tender emotions.
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