Tuesday, January 10, 2017

"Moving as One" by Loyal – A Song Review

     Contributor: Satory Palmer

     “Moving as One” conjures the throwback big band influence you’d hear in the 70s and 80s with tracks like “25 or 6 to 4” by Chicago (embedded below). The highly layered vocals and the slow buildup of the brass orchestration, along with the consistent driving rhythm, adds a degree of texture that is so rare in modern music. As refreshing as a song like "Moving As One" is to hear in this day and age, the band’s other tracks seem to fall into a more contemporary and familiar modern soul sound in the good company of bands like Jungle and Glass Animals. I’d definitely be curious to hear what direction their first full album ends up taking them.

     "Moving as One" by Loyal




Lyrics of "Moving as One" by Loyal
So gather what you need and meet me by the ashes of the tree
So gather what you need and meet me by the ashes of the tree
So gather what you need and breath, we’ll gather what we need and breath
We’ll move as one.

The paint they used to fool you, we now use to smear across our face
We’ll move as one.
The coins they made to hold you, we now melt.
We’ll move as one.

Closed eyes, instincts lead, each touch, we’ll grow strong
Closed eyes, instincts lead, each touch, we’ll grow strong
As long as we’re moving as one.

Closed eyes, instincts lead, each touch, we’ll grow strong
Closed eyes (find peace),
Instincts lead (with war),
Each touch (keep us),
We’ll grow strong (awake)
As long as we’re moving as one
As long as we’re moving as one.

Closed eyes, instincts lead, each touch, we’ll grow strong
Closed eyes, instincts lead, each touch, we’ll grow strong

Closed eyes (find peace),
Instincts lead (with war),
Each touch (keep us),
We’ll grow strong (awake).
[Repeat 4x]

Closed eyes (find peace),
Instincts lead (with war),
Each touch (keep us),
Keeps us through the night.

Our heat,
Keeps us through the night

As long as we’re moving as one!

Our heat
As long as we’re moving as one.
Our heat
As long as we’re moving as one.
As long as we’re moving as one.
As long as we’re moving as one.

Our heat,
Keeps us through the night
Our heat,
As long as we’re moving as one.
As long as we’re moving as one.
As long as we’re moving as one.

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