A new single release from Lucky Monkey hits hard and comes through in the form of a heavy-handed alternative rock banger that unleashes such a vivacious and sonically driving soundscape that you can't turn away from it.
"Love To Pretend" starts off with a driving riff and the actual tonality of the guitar is almost fuzz-toned but with a little bit of extra push and edge to it, so that it's got a bit of a heavier feel. The drums start coming in, the bass guitar and vocals enter that first verse, and you start to get a feel for the energy of this track which is completely addictive and electric.
This is one of my favorite aspects of the song as a whole. The energy of this track feels like everyone is feeding off of each other almost as if it was recorded live on the floor to an extent.
This gives the song that huge push and it's a big part of the staple feel for the track as well because that energy is everything here. It's completely high octane and goes right along with the style of the riff and those belting vocals.
This is one of those tracks where you can tell there was a lot of attention to detail during its creation because the arrangement is well done. There's a little bit of a teaser between that first and second verse but it doesn't quite hit that massive chorus until after that second section.
When the chorus does hit, it's explosive, and this is a completely addictive chorus that sticks around in your brain and bounces in there for hours after the song has ended. The only way to satiate that is to go and listen to the song again.
Now, even if I'm wrong about the whole live-on-the-floor recording thing, listening to this track alone gives you a sense that these guys are an intense live band and because the energy is captured so well on the recording, you know that it would be crazy in a live setting.
This track makes me feel like these guys would just tear it up playing live in your face.
There's something about them that has a little bit of a classic arena rock feel.
The guitar work across the board is completely memorable. There's a great bridge towards the end of the song right before that final blast of a chorus and these guys don't hold anything back in terms of putting something out that's got crazy energy, vibrancy, and a blend of color and edginess that makes a song Heavy but also catchy at the same time.
You get little hints of garage rock in with that alternative and indie rock sound and the way the vocals are performed on this track helps push that envelope.
I mean, this guy really belts and has that real rock and roll vocal style that just has high impact and power behind it.
Of course, this works perfectly for the whole band because these guys drive each other. Every element of this song, in terms of the instruments and the vocals, complements the other.
It's like they're all pushing each other; that is what a real rock band is about.
It's about that synergism and these guys definitely have it.
The vocals lend some soul and passion to the top layer of the track and the guitar work isn't just straightforward. It's not just a one-riff pony. This is a track that's got vastness and its undertone and a very memorable style.
This is the kind of song you listen to nice and loud and upon listening to it I took a bit of a deep dive into some of their back catalog. Now, we are a bit familiar with some of our previous releases but diving into that Spotify account was something else altogether.
These guys have releases dating back to 2017 and when you listen through all these EPs and albums up to this recent single, you get a real feel for their evolution as a band which is intense, to say the least.
These guys really found their footing and their sound and "Love To Pretend" is a perfect example and a testament to where these guys are at right now musically.
This was an absolute banger of a heavy rock single and anyone who loves real deal, indie, alternative, or even classic rock will love this track because it's got elements of all of that rolled into it.
Check this track out as soon as you can and turn it up. Remember where you heard this first.
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