New single “Hour Glass” showcases the striking collaborative chemistry within The SKBs, acting as a centerpiece for their upcoming album The Next Stop. By discarding traditional band structures for a session-led approach, the track utilizes Leon Cave’s rhythmic discipline to bolster Al Sharp’s memorable songwriting. Sara Davey’s performance provides a further, commanding weight, turning a private project into an expansive, high-fidelity Americana-rock fusion.
The track escalates with rousing, climactic enthrallment. Understated electric guitar pulses complement a decisive vocal tone and lived-in lyrical spirit to start. “See the lines cut stories on my face, each one a chapter I wouldn’t erase,” vocalist Sara Davey lets out, then joined by a steady percussive pulse as the vocals heighten with anthemic vigor. “The hourglass keeps turning,” the chorus stirs, the heavy-charged guitars and wordless backing vocal theatrics melding with replay-inducing appeal. “The fire in me still burning.”
The ensuing verses continue to delight through descriptive bendy roads, with no end in sight, as Davey’s vocals ascend again from introspection into a “hourglass keeps turning” invigoration. An especially memorable bridge unveils at the two-minute turn, reminding fondly of Frankie Rose in its fervent ’80s rock nostalgia. Al Sharp’s fantastic songwriting pairs with the excellent drumming of Leon Cave (Status Quo) and the fierce vocals of Sara Davey for a thunderously satiating rock standout.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
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