DARKSIDE, Liberty Bell | Single Notez

The Musical Hype provides some quick thoughts on the song “Liberty Bell,” by alternative duo, DARKSIDE (Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington).

Single/Song/Track: “Liberty Bell”

Genre: Alternative

¹ Lead Artist/Band: DARKSIDE

² Featured Guests: N/A

Songwriters: Dave Harrington, Nicolas Jaar

Producers: DARKSIDE

Album: Spiral (2021)

The Single Notez :

Spacey, enigmatic introduction; Makes the listener lean on every note

I enjoy how this track percolates; within the first minute, it becomes more intense and stabilizes

The pacing of “Liberty Bell” is awesome from start to finish; never feels like this four-minute-plus track is needlessly drawn out

Colorful palette of sounds, including keyboards, guitar, drums; quite intriguing

Enjoyable vocal performance; Poised yet feels totally fitting for this alternative joint

Even with the colorful palette, the minimalism of “Liberty Bell” is appreciated 

No glaring weaknesses.

Memorable lyric:  

“Like the liberty bell
Shining in the night
An arrow that I drew
And a jockey dressed in black
Blood on the racehorse
Tell when to place the show
Announcing my mistake.” 

In Closing: DARKSIDE – Dave Harrington and Nicolas Jaar – returns with a colorful, surefire alternative gem in “Liberty Bell.”

DARKSIDE • “Liberty Bell” • Matador • 12.21.20

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