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The Musical Hype provides some quick thoughts on the incredibly trippy single “Islands Past,” by Saccades (Nicholas Wood).
🎵 Single/Song/Track: “Islands Past”
📻 Genre: Alternative, Rock, Psychedelic
🎙1 Lead Artist/Band: Saccades
🎙2 Featured Guests: N/A
💿 Album: Flowing Fades
The Single Notez 🎶:
➕ Lovely evolving pad at the onset; definitely catches the ear
➕ Gorgeous instrumental background overall on “Islands Past”; quite the vibe is cultivated, in the most alternative/psychedelic way possible
➕ Chilled-out vocals by Saccades; his subtler approach perfectly fits the alternative/psych aesthetic
➕ Nice use of an instrumental interlude of sorts, following the chorus (“Please / Just / Let me dream…”)
➕ Brilliant contrast on the second verse; the instrumental pulls back, allowing more space for the vocals and more space in general
➕ Excellent songwriting; love the trippy nature of the lyrics, coupled with the colorful backdrop
➖ Cons? What cons?
Memorable lyric:
“Please Just Let me dream I’m older now And I can’t Change.”
🔏 In Closing: Saccades (Nicholas Wood) drops an incredibly colorful, enjoyable, and trippy single, “Islands Past.” “Islands Past” which serves as the promo single for Flowing Fades (arrives April 9, 2021).
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🎙 Saccades • 💿 Flowing Fades • 🏷 Fuzz Club • 🗓 4.9.21
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