Mick Rockford Releases A Very Honest Rock Single
An amazing new rock single from Mick Rockford delves into certain elements of addiction and how you feel when intoxicated. The song gets into both sides of the spectrum, displaying certain kinds of regret, which comes with the territory, but it also focuses on the feeling you have when you're a bit more carefree. How the addiction calls you back for just a little bit more every time.
I found this to be a really intense topic because I feel like a lot of us have dealt with this. Addiction is an incredibly common struggle that many people have, and I found it brave for Mick to record a song that goes so articulately deep into those kinds of struggles with a bit of an unafraid approach.
Certain lines in the song definitely lean more towards alcoholism as that addiction, but even so, this song works for a gamut of addictions, simply because it deals with certain repercussions.
Those of us who have dealt with it or are dealing with it even today don't know exactly how you articulate these kinds of things into words, let alone words and music. When we hear a song like this, whether or not we are the ones who are directly dealing with it, or it's a friend or family member, we connect with it. We feel less alone and more human. I think that's really important because that's part of the message the song is sending.
The track is called "Killing Me Today", and it certainly does have a particular way of capturing the sentiment very well.
The instrumentation for this track captures some of the mood to go along with that.
The song has certain levels of intensity and definitely has this great alternative or even cinematic rock backbone to it.
The guitar work is outstanding. There are a lot of instrumental hooks coming through along with these brilliant layers. There is almost always more than one guitar going on. Throughout a lot of the song, there's a guitar with distortion on it that adds a bit of that edgy heavy rock feel, and there's also a cleaner guitar that's playing arpeggiated chords.
Because of that, you have these extra layers and that more deepening sense of melody. The progressions are great, and the single has a bit of a unique time signature coming from the drops.
You can definitely hear certain classic indie rock influences shining through in both the instruments and the vocals, but this has a vibe that's its own.
It's got an impact. It's a powerful song.
I love that there is an amazing guitar solo in there as well. The lead guitar work on this is very melodically based, but still has some great technicality to it. It's got soul. The whole song is coming from some authentic space. He's pulling from real life in some form, so that genuine undertone comes through a lot when you listen to the track.
Mick seems to be the kind of artist who isn't afraid to really go there lyrically. He comes up with some great melodies vocally throughout the song, but you are still really hooked on the lyrics because it's got so much powerful meaning behind it. Again, this is quite relatable to a lot of people.
The whole thing has a pretty polished production to it, but the important thing is that the message comes through loud and clear. The story is there, those expressive thoughts come right on out, and they hit hard.
As far as we know, this single should be part of an upcoming record set to be released later this year. I'm certainly looking forward to it, especially if it's got this level of honesty and rock edge straw.
Definitely check this track out as soon as you can and see how it affects you.
