Diving into Melotika’s ‘Joy Ride’ Album
Melotika wants her soaring vocals to sound fierce and loud, coupled with the overdriven guitars, it makes for an exciting record. The result is a surprisingly satisfying hybrid epic as her new single “Joy Ride” shifts from heavy introspection to glimmering elevation.
Lyrically, there’s a marked depth and tender maturity to the song, as Melotika turns cliché metaphors on their heads into reflective questioning throughout. Each minute offers listeners something new to discover around every corner as the artist embarks in a colorful and bold direction without sacrificing her heart and soul in the process.
The track focuses on the dying embers of a relationship which needs closure, and the lyrics provide a list of realisations, a dawning of understanding away from an overly romanticised version of coupling. As Melotika evokes confidence through heart-rending pivot points, she draws your attention less to the melody than to the rhythm, a gentle tide beneath her words. The more directly she composes her thoughts, the fuller the music becomes.
It takes a minute to digest this drastic sonic spectrum. Upon first listen, it’s hard to make sense of exactly what you’re feeling, exactly what it all means. But it imprints itself in your brain, emotionally, and at some point it all begins to make sense. The feeling of chaos as the singer belts out the chorus makes for a combination that is startling and thrilling.
There is a bittersweet quality to the music which reinforces an idea that this newfound balance point brings a sense of painful melancholy with it. This is not a triumphant break-up song, but a track imbued with a sense of resentment towards a union which has been long dead. Ultimately, the song builds to an enthralling crescendo of ethereal vocals drenched in tense, electric-string distortion, and Melotika makes sure they fit perfectly in the mix.
