SINGLE REVIEW: Attic Saltt - Emerald
Brisbane, Australia's Attic Saltt voyage back through the decades. Transporting the listener back to the days of bewitching indie sounds, misspent youth, and juvenile confusion. To times when there were more questions than answers on their sensational new single 'Emerald'.
'Emerald' is bursting with nostalgia. For those of us in the UK, it reminds me of the type of music I'd hear pouring from my TV screen via the ITV Chart Show's Indie Chart on a Saturday morning as a teen. Captivated in awe by the hazy, glistening, off-the-beaten-track sounds I was encountering.
It's nervously beautiful and wondrous with its fuzzy soundscape, catchy yet eerie melodies, and blissful riffs. The haunting vocals are anxious in their tone and perfectly engulf the song's turmoil-laden themes.
The lyrics fit faultlessly with the youthful regression the track invokes. Making me feel like I've been hauled back to days of adolescent bewilderment. Trying to find my way and make sense of the world around me. The struggle to find the right path in life when the pull of darkness often appeared much more exciting.
Nestled in bittersweet, romantic melodies and dreamy retro vibes, it's subtly impactful and hedonistically inviting.
'Emerald' is a brilliant track that struck me in a profoundly emotional way. Absolutely stunning. It's my single of the week!
