With their new single "Long John Silver," Moon Construction Kit welcomes the listener into a psychedelic dreamscape where riddles are the only norms and the compass points in every direction at once. The track is moody, magnetic, and has its universe.
"Long John Silver" begins with a mysterious, slow, almost celestial accrual of synth textures that appear to be distant echoes from the far future. The track then unexpectedly plants itself in a retro and forward groove. It's also a balancing act between eras and emotions. Imagine Blade Runner by way of baroque pirate noir, with a beat. The song's title is not just a reference to the notorious make-believe pirate of literature, but a code for the story it tells. As the track moves forward, it invites the listener into the split world suggested by its title, part danger and part desire, hero and villain, recognizable and elusive. This character study is integrated throughout the production, which changes and twists, never disjointed, a testament to the band's skill with coherence in the complex.
"Long John Silver" plays and paints. It wasn't just the grimy, menacing pirate that served as the blank canvas for the music. It sounds like the soundtrack to a film not yet written, one of misty coastlines, double crosses, and whispered moments of reflection. The melodies are haunting but not overly heavy-handed, they glimmer with enough restraint to pull you further in.
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