The Neighbourhood Watch - “Bones”
Toronto-based The Neighbourhood Watch have just released the story-driven indie pop rock track, “Bones.”
“Bones” is driven by a relentless kick drum that acts as an assertive heartbeat for the track. The rest of the kit imbues a sense of confident swagger and also a lush sense of complexity, thanks to the rhythmically pleasing tom grooves. The kit spectacularly helps to build intensity, which really elevates the track into something special.
Dressing the song are thoughtful textures of energetic electric guitar that hypnotically weave jangly tones. Over some areas, the guitar is slightly muted, helping to create a reflective sense of tension. Distorted ebow guitar also fuzzily clings to the track, helping to build atmosphere, as piano is splashed in places, melting reflectively into the composition.
The highlight of “Bones” comes at the crescendo, where the song takes a decidedly traditional indie rock turn. The drums pulse in an intense ostinato pattern as lead electric guitar erupts majestically and expressively over the composition. It’s just ace… what can I say?
The vocal performance is pleasingly radio-friendly, offering a soulful and expressive delivery that is commercially-tinged, in a bluesy Rag’n’Bone Man sense. The vocal retains a wonderful sense of indie rock authenticity and effortlessly reaches falsetto tones at the climax.
Lyrically, “Bones,” was “inspired by the fun, garage-rock inspired indie rock anthems that have become popular across Spotify in the last few years: the Backseat Lovers, Briston Maroney, and some earlier Cage the Elephant tracks served as major musical inspirations. “Bones” is a song about relapse and how your body can feel it coming on. The intuition that your body is about to give out again, after a prolonged period of health and stability.”
The Neighbourhood Watch have knocked it out the part with their new track, “Bones.” The song is taken from their forthcoming album, which will release later this year.