Hard rock and boldly distinct, confident vocals deliver an intoxicating anthem for the modern day masses. Abbey Scott blends skilful songwriting and an impassioned performance, with a conceptual poignancy that’s unignorable. Told You So calls out with fearless conviction and volume, on behalf of a nation consumed by corruption, division, and cruelty.
Built around a sort of pop-punk introduction, power chords and theatrically versatile vocals meander through an impressively original set-up and structure. Abbey Scott weaves in historical soundbites from presidents and past leaders, as well as a fiercely catchy rock hook, and a twist of heavier metal during other moments.
It’s a profound and well-contrasted arrangement and song, empowering and satisfying in true anthemic fashion, but also impressively unique – fairly incomparable in terms of its melody and the movement from one moment to the next.
That’s what’s needed with modern protest songs, the timeless appeal and resolve of an anthem, the punk rock freedom to disobey and counter the mainstream norms, but also something musically distinct and loaded with personal identity.
Noting fragments of speech from the likes of Martin Luther King Jr. and JFK, Told You So is a bold and beautiful remedy for disconnection. It cries out with gritty realism and passion, on behalf of any and all who’ve felt disconnected or left behind during these trying modern times. It’s a song for the activists, the truth seekers, those who fight for justice, and it speaks volumes for those who are tired of being silenced.
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