Soaring electric guitar kicks up a nostalgic rock edge from the outset, before contemporary programming injects a sense of theatre and poetry, for a progressive pop-rock arrangement with a fiercely snappy hook.
Jake Von Snake captures a sense of desperate escapism and longing for the past, with the careful production and passion of Illusions.
Amidst an ocean of AI rock opera tracks and releases of late, there’s often something quite forgettable about the vagueness of the lyrics and the meandering melodies that roll along the top-line. In this case, however, there’s a clear chorus at work, and the lyrics underline a definite sense of evolution and purpose, even conclusion, as the song pours through.
The result is something that feels genuine evocatively in its sense of missing the pain of reality, and that’s a topic and sound that most listeners can easily relate to and lose themselves within.
Top things off with these powerful guitar lines intermittently injecting further soulful conviction and weight, and a structure that naturally reflects the mighty rise from delicate uncertainty to a sheer explosive outcry for connection, and Illusions works its magic well. It will be interesting to hear where else the music takes Jake Von Snake in the coming months.
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