A rousing track with spirited vocals and melodic guitar twangs, “The Moon” comes via Liverpool-based band The Shipbuilders. Recorded by Danny Whitewood (BC Camplight, Ladytron), “The Moon” wastes no time in entrancing with its ardency. Compelling guitar twangs and a poetic lyrical grasp escalates gradually to start; the theatrical rise approaching the one-minute mark, with soaring vocals and enveloping flamenco-inspired guitars, gives way to a rock-friendly arsenal thereafter. The title-referencing refrain excites with the rising vocals and shimmering jangles, the vocals alternating brilliantly between suave inclinations and fly-high passion — reminiscent tonally of Supergrass’ Gaz Coombes. “The Moon” is a stirring, resonating success from The Shipbuilders, who are prepping a UK-wide tour.
Singer Matty Loughlin-Day elaborates further on the track:
“I’ve long been fascinated and drawn towards the concept of ‘Cante Jondo’, the folk music of Andalusia that literally translates to ‘deep song’. Moon’ came from a contemplation of all of this. It’s a song written from the perspective of a soldier in the Spanish Civil War who, while standing underneath a haloed moon, can hear “the wailing of this life and the next collide” while lamenting his love’s death and pondering if the same fate will fall on him…”
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This track and others featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Best of March 2022’ Spotify playlist.
The Moon. Amazing song by a brilliant Liverpool band