Wednesday, November 8, 2017

“It’s Here Tonight” by Mars Motel – A Song Review

     The latest release from Mars Motel is penetrating, even before giving attention to the lyrical content. “It’s Here Tonight” is a track in which the vocal, instrumental and lyrical contributions are so tightly braided that they unite into a continuous, foreboding fabric that still allows listeners to appreciate the individual threads. Thus, “It’s Here Tonight” is fully appreciated only after listening often enough to allow your focus to rotate through the three contributions during different playbacks.

     The lyrical content relates to an impending disaster. At times, the warning is that it’s almost here tonight, but more often the “almost” qualification is dropped. According to the song submission on SubmitHub, “The protagonist is traveling throughout the world in search of new and unique experiences, yet is always cursed with the feeling that it all might end too soon.”

     The instruments create the appropriate atmosphere for what may be a pre-apocalyptic world. We particularly favor the ominous guitar “punctuation” after many of the lines in a verse. For example, the punctuation occurs after four consecutive lines starting with “Oh no, it’s here tonight” at the 0:32 mark of the song. More often, the instruments cooperate to provide textured support for the vocals.

     Portions of “It’s Here Tonight” remind us of early Black Sabbath.” The bass shares characteristics with “Geezer” Butler, one of Sabbath’s founding members. Another song by Mars Motel, “America The Machine,” includes a guitar intro that would be appreciated by another founding member – Tony Iommi. 

          Mars Motel is based in Brooklyn, New York. The members are Sarik Kumar (vocals, guitar), Wesley Wynne (guitar), and Justin Lieberthal (bass). The band’s Facebook page also identifies Jordan Lipp (drummer).

     “It’s Here Tonight” by Mars Motel 


     “America The Machine” by Mars Motel 




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