Perhaps this says more about my age than anything else, but the moment I pressed play, I was transported straight back to the nineties. Maybe it’s the driving energy, the surf-rock-infused sound, the organic production, or the restrained yet absolutely stunning vocal performance—or maybe it’s simply because the track is just that good. Either way, it hardly matters. What does matter is something I’m sure most of us can agree on: the song is sublime.
I’ve always been amazed at how much a band can achieve with relatively straightforward instrumentation when they truly know what they’re doing. Listen to the tight unison accents throughout, and to the superb guitar work which, believe it or not, pays clear homage to the likes of The Shadows. I love the gentle middle eight, as well as the carefully crafted crescendos and diminuendos woven into the arrangement. And the sixties-flavoured chord progression and vocal melody in the chorus? Absolutely disarming.
For fans of melodic, West Coast–styled pop-rock, it doesn’t get much better than “Savage.” And while you’re listening, be sure to check out “Short Life,” another terrific track by Pacificaze.
Listen here: “Savage”
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