BROCKHOFF - “Three Weeks Ahead”
Hamburg-based BROCKHOFF lands on our blog with the fantastic sounds of “Three Weeks Ahead,” an ethereally indie-rocking work of art about the side-effects of “being trapped in a difficult emotional situation.” And as painful as it might be to relate to the subject matter, the good news is that it is delivered to the ears in a wonderfully dreamy way.
With “Three Weeks Ahead,” BROCKHOFF utilizes one of our favorite aspects in any of the music that we feature on the blog: the crescendo. And this song does not simply have a section of music that receives an elevation in production, but the entire song acts as a sort of funnel that, by its end, pours emotion directly into you.
At its inception, the track is quite charming, with BROCKHOFF’s emotive vocal performance gliding over the rooftops of an ethereal landscape. Her voice contains all the features that we’ve come to love about artists such as boygenius and Soccer Mommy, but there is a definite familiarity and warmth to them as well, essentially leaving her vocal timeless.
As the song moves forward, additional elements are added, starting with some wide chords of electric guitar, as well as what could either be some ghostly slide or lap steel soaring in the background. And upon the first chorus, it becomes quite clear that this song is going to grow into something quite colossal. The second verse offers more hints of this, with the morsels of a more aggressive, staccato rhythm.
By the time the second chorus arrives, the sparseness at the song’s beginning is just a fleeting memory, as the arrangement triples in size, expanding to reach every available inch of the sonic space. And it just keeps growing from there, with rising synth pads and a monstrous guitar riff that carves a path directly through the production. The end result is a tidal wave of sound that comes at you, complete with multiple layers of BROCKHOFF’s angelic vocal. “Three Weeks Ahead” is going to be a song to which listeners return, over and over again.
-HD