A Fresh Single Release from Shadow Animal
A brand new single release from Shadow Animal delivers such a unique honesty and perspective with a very relatable sentiment, and the track is done in the form of a theatrical rock approach, which really gives it depth and cinematic layers.
"Everybody Wants" has an amazing build to it. It feels alive and breathing in its arrangement, and the array of instrumentation is part of what makes it feel theatrical and cinematic.
The song starts in a calmer state because of its emotional pull. This lets you pay attention to the lyrics a lot, which wrap themselves around you so you want to hear where the song is going.
You have all kinds of beautiful textures going on. Rock guitars have a heavier feel but are, at times, used as a way to build up to that climactic point or make things feel more intense before they exhale back down.
You also have piano, reverse guitar effects, and even violin towards the end.
All of this builds an atmosphere that you end up getting engulfed in.
This is a song that does feel like you just watched the scene of a play live right in front of your face.
Just the way certain aspects are intensified is impressive and can really give you the feeling of a heavy emotional build.
As the song unfolds, it grows into a massively intense and almost wild soundscape with rolling drums, layered vocals, and intense guitars, and it all has a particular brand of edginess.
The whole thing was done with a lot of attention to detail, but it never loses the premise or character that it starts within in the first place, which may be the most important aspect of the whole thing.
The track is about how everyone wants something from you. Again, this is told from a certain perspective and probably about a person in particular but anyone can relate to it and put into the wrong life in a certain way.
Maybe you know someone that everyone wants something from. Maybe it's you that everyone wants something from. Sometimes, it feels like everyone is selling you something.
Either way, you can completely understand exactly where this track is coming from and where the drive and emotional build comes from as well
What's amazing about this is that not only is there some frustration expressed here, but there's also a kind of sadness about it, too.
After that massive climactic section, it comes back down and lets you think about everything that happened.
This really displayed an artistic and visionary form of arrangement that is outside the box and nowhere near cookie-cutter.
This, again, was theatrical rock at its finest, being able to express emotion, intensities and fluctuate those levels throughout the song's playthrough.
This is the kind of track you think about hours after it's ended, and you may just have to go back and listen again to satiate that feeling.
This is the kind of song you listen to with headphones on so you can pick up on all the textures and layers in the different parts of the song.
Take a deep dive into this one and see how it affects you because I'm sure it will have an effect on you in some way.
