Longwave

Longwave - There's a Fire

Longwave is back after losing a couple of members and gaining a couple more. Their Life of the Party EP, released last summer, seemed like a collection of odd b-sides that neither was satiating or compelling, but decent nonetheless.

This track from their upcoming full length, (a full band version from the same track on the EP) is pretty much a straight ahead pop rocker designed for radio play. The song has the thick and static spacy guitar part combined with chord picking that is reminiscent of songs from The Strangest Things along with the melodies that are perfectly dropped into the chord structure of the song.

Upon first listen, I was actually kind of disappointed. The song felt too structured and choppy between each section. But then I started to hear the accents between the drums and the guitars in the verses and the beauty of of that memorable melody. As a pop song, it's actually works in the song's favor having the distinct sections.

I can't slam it for its mixing or producing because, well, John Leckie did it. And he's good at what he does. He has produced/mixed/engineered fine albums such as George Harrison's All Things Must Pass, John Lennon's Plastic Ono Band, Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, and Radiohead's The Bends.

Okay, lyrics. Usually the last thing I listen to in a song. Lyrically, each verse tells a cohesive story and by the end you can sing along to the "There's a fire" part of the song. So it accomplished its goal as a pop song. not bad. This track keeps growing on me.

I'm really looking forward to this full length.