The opening guitar riff on Moving On – the new single from The Rising – grabs you from the first second,
and the whole song doesn’t let you go!
I’ve listened to many songs
recently about broken relationships – it’s a Country standard – but few are
quite as upbeat and poppy as this one.
The vocal, which is reminiscent of the pop country style of Kelsea
Ballerini, takes us through the story at some pace, helped along by the drum beat
and some more wonderful guitar work.
Overall, the effect is that you can stay, or you can go, but you need to
choose quickly because this lady isn’t hanging around while you decide. When the music and playing of a song really match
the lyrics and emotion you get double the effect – and that is certainly true
of this song.
Checking The Rising’s bio they don’t like to
label themselves as any one genre, and you can detect a variety of influences in
this single which combine to give a high energy, catchy song which would be at
home on a festival stage or even – dare I suggest it – an Europe wide song
competition, it has that “turn it up and play it again” vibe to it, with a
slice of country, a dose of pop and a dollop of rock in it. I’ve had the single on repeat while writing
this review, and I am not even close to being tired of listening to it.
Moving On is taken from the album
of the same name, and I look forward to hearing what else the band have for us –
until then, I’m hitting play again…
The single Moving On is released on 17 May on all
usual platforms. Find the Rising on
Facebook, on their website and on BBC Introducing in Coventry and Warwickshire as
Band of the Month
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