“Cruise Control” by Chicago act MOTEL TV came my way back in July. I instantly liked it, but little did I know it would become one of those slow growers that lurks just outside of day-to-day conciousness, waiting to jump in and fill a spare moment.
It’s the old school 1980’s vibe. The building vocals. The searching tempo. The feeling of being trapped both in and out of time.
“Sometimes I wonder why I tried so hard…” And we are off to some dimly lit apartment in afternoon…or perhaps looking out of a backseat window as the rain hits. “Can we pretend? No longer wrong, no longer right.”
“Cruise Control” doesn’t just sound like it belongs in a different time. It IS a different time.
MOTEL TV’s EP begins with “Cruise Control,” and what an opener. It’s informed by both the fraying dreams of the past and an understanding of the present.
A nominee for space on the soundtrack of being lost in time.
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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