Countless things have been written about love in all of its dizzying permutations and The Stolen Moan’s latest single, Falling Into, focuses on the foggy crossroads where the swirling sparks of new love bump against the need for self-perseverance of one’s heart.
Since romance can tip toe into your life with the predatory skills of a cat burglar, Falling Into begins with a softly-sneaking but rapidly tension building sonic moment (created by a theremin driven through bit-crunching delay). The result, a vulcan mind-meld between Brian Wilson & Brian Eno, that catapults us into the main theme of the song. Here, melodic guitars dance over a driving mid tempo groove, to craft a track that shimmers with 70’s era Bowie-esque rock ferocity.
Falling Into is also awash with lush vocal harmonies that map out the trials and tribulations experienced during the adventure of a new relationship. Lyrically, The Stolen Moans explore the addicting intoxication and lingering turmoil of intense romantic entanglements. The choruses plunge you into the overwhelming euphoria of getting lost in another being, while the lyrics weave the eternal debate between our unconscious desires and inner voice of reason. In classic Freudian terms, angelic superego vs devilish Id. The track constantly keeps you on your toes with the layering of sumptuous auditory surprises, cellos echoing the main refrain, and more ethereal theremin all working in harmony to thrust you over the edge, and into the ultimate release.
On the surface, it may seem The Stolen Moan’s punk credentials have taken a hit with this deviation into pop-rock-ness but is there truly anything more punk rock than letting go of all your fears and blindly falling into love? As we approach another Valentine’s day under the weight of Covid restrictions, we take a sharp detour into the euphoric highs and despondent lows … of this thing called love.
The audio adventure awaits you, starting on February 14th, 2022.
In addition to the release of the Falling Into single, The Stolen Moans will also be releasing a new lyric video to accompany the song on YouTube. The Falling Into lyric video looks to the twirling cosmic mysteries to take you on a visual rollercoaster ride akin to sitting in the front seat on Space Mountain at Disneyland.
Falling Into | Lyric Videos
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