It’s one thing to create the concept of falling in love just as the world ends due to the giant explosion of a star. It’s quite another to follow through with a song that sets the somber atmosphere and pulls the inherent raw emotions of the scene out into the open. Los Angeles artist Mortal Boy has done it well with “We Fell In Love Under A Supernova,” released September 2022.
look at all the things we could be
https://mortalboy.bandcamp.com/
all the memories we would share tonight
but the universe said no way
here i come to take you away
with a gamma ray of light
The comments on the YouTube (link) page suggest he’s captured something euphoric and melancholy.
In his Bandcamp page short bio Mortal Boy says he is “A solo artist based in l.a. venturing in the sounds of post punk, new wave, dark wave and dark synthpop. may your music be dark, but your heart stay bright.”
The multilayered synth work in “Supernova” creates a sense of nostalgia and wonder. We are in the most intense moments of a love story and of the world itself.
A collision of destinies. And this is the soundtrack to that fleeting moment.
LINK: https://linktr.ee/mortalboy
UNCLE EARS is a music blog written by David Falk. davidrfalk@gmail.com David was born in 1962 and gravitates towards melodies, adventure, unsigned artists, fresh discoveries. He trusts his ear to know what it likes and loves sharing what he finds. He lives near Seattle, WA, USA.
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