Categories: REVIEWS

Anchorheart – Pizza Box

“Pizza Box” is a debut single by the Hungarian duo Anchorheart, released on November 3rd. It’s a meaningful number that illustrates life’s struggles and the disconnection with the remainder of the world that often feels indifferent. Anchorheart uses a pizza box as a symbol for those small, insignificant details that can make you smile, even in the most difficult moments or situations. Soundwise, the duo explores several complementary music genres to illustrate vividly sonic imagery. Perhaps alt-country comes to mind first, but there is always more than meets the eye. Besides the fundamental elements of alt-country, you’ll notice how classic rock, blues, folk rock, indie rock, and many other styles shaped such a rich and luxurious ambiance. Anchorheart used these additional elements as more than necessary enhancements, accentuations, decorations, and other details to uplift their debut single on an entirely new level, while the duo remains loyal to the primary sonic direction. These experimentations with different styles resulted in a profoundly detailed and meaningful song that will appeal to all the fans of the aforementioned music genres.

Photo courtesy of the band.

The duo thoroughly planned everything. As soon as you press play, you’ll notice cleverly assembled bluesy chord progressions performed on acoustic guitar. Anchorheart decorated this perfect backdrop with some semi-distorted, nearly funky chord progressions and riffs. The guitars unify even more during the powerful, anthemic choruses, where their instruments shine with even more distortion. The second verse comes with catchy leads and accentuations that decorate this song even more. However, wait for the moment after the second chorus, where the lead guitar offers a wisely arranged solo. That segment showcases all their writing, composing, recording, producing, and multilayering abilities. “Pizza Box” gradually becomes even more detailed with each upcoming section, and these experienced musicians thought about even the tiniest detail while constructing their debut song.

Of course, this song wouldn’t sound so powerful without equally complex, vividly hearable, warm-sounding basslines that offer more than necessary heaviness, clarity, and depth. The outstanding drumming performance built upon moderate, well-accentuated beats, breaks, fills, and other percussive acrobatics provides groove and pace but also keeps the remainder of the instrumentations in line. Everything sounds top-notch from scratch to finish, and “Pizza Box” will immediately become your go-to track whenever you need a catchy, anthemic, wisely assembled composition that embraces all the vital elements of alt-country, rock, and blues music. You should immediately put Anchorheart on your radar because these creative musicians are capable of writing exceptional songs that immediately grab your attention. The single is available on all streaming platforms. Don’t miss it.

Djordje Miladinović

Hi, my name is Djordje and music is my passion. You'll probably find me at the gigs, in a local record store, distro or in front of my PC searching for some quality music to listen to. Do not hesitate to contact me. By becoming a Patron, you're keeping Thoughts Words Action alive. https://www.patreon.com/thoughtswordsaction

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