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This extraordinary piece from indie mega rockers The Rising Fall is an epic sonic journey which begins sparse-The Drums from Jon Defiore enter setting the scene with a deep slow burning groove reminiscent of John Bonham or a heavier Clyde Stubblefield or a Bernard “Pretty” Purdie. Dimitri on bass guitar next lays down a melodic and rhythmically adds to the deep groove, Steve Rogus’ guitars are introduced with a forceful scratching before you know it we have the whole band providing an enormous sonic backdrop for vocalist Kimberly to add her extraordinarily powerful vocal over. The band is at full strength here-there’s a lot of sonic surprises to find on each listen through-there’s an incredible guitar solo and a tone within the rhythm guitars which is the equivalent of a medieval feast fit for a king, those drums are sprinkling fills throughout which are entrancing, technically amazing and the ear keeps returning to the solid groove underneath, the bass meanwhile is there to also your attention with an impeccable bass line weaving it all together. The vocals come at you from centre, left and right speakers with the chorus lyrics performed and produced brilliantly- “It’s ok, ok forget about it…someday someday you’ll let it go, no way no way it’s bring you down-you gotta turn it around” sounding like a piece of friendly advice mentioned with a slight gritting of the teeth while also seeming sincere and genuinely caring. There is a lot to hear within this piece, yet keeps your ear and mind enthralled-you don’t even realise five minutes have gone by. There’s a lot of praise around the indie community of which this band is utterly worthy of and deserving of- you’ve only got to hear this song to realise that our indie community is so very fortunate to have artists such as The Rising Fall within it- and it reinforces just how many incredibly gifted artists we have all around our global music scene. “Turn it Around” is yet another astonishing example of The Rising Fall’s epic musical power.
