“Relationship” is a striking track from Lady Moon & The Eclipse, whose newly released album Journey to the Cosmic Soul presents a gripping, eclectic style. Soul, funk, and R&B merge with spacey atmospheric appeal, also touching on rock, jam music, and Afro-beat. These sounds remain cohesive in their presentation, thanks to stellar performance, production, and songwriting. “Relationship” is among the album’s many highlights and certainly a testament to its aesthetic and melodic strengths.
The track engages from the get-go, with punchy vocals and a funky rhythm section leading to key-tinged effervescence around the 45-second mark. The lyrical comparisons of relationships to naturally occurring ebbs and flows is stimulating throughout, with a particularly standout moment being the “you may fight,” vocal escalation alongside the glistening keys. The two-minute mark and beyond showcases the band’s captivating atmospheric prowess, with a psych-friendly, spacey allure led by emotive vocals, a more contemplative rhythm section, and eerily effective synths. “Relationship” is a track with fantastic production and ample substance, an example of what to anticipate throughout the excellent Journey to the Cosmic Soul.
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“Relationship” and other memorable tracks from this month can also be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Best of April 2020’ Spotify playlist.
