Categories: REVIEWS

Mums Favourite – Loveboat

“Loveboat” is a new single by Mums Favourite, a genre-defying Australian band. Following their recently released single “Wind in the Willows,” this song serves as a perfect follow-up, but it also carries many innovations in songwriting, composing, recording, and producing. Soundwise, Mums Favourite embrace different styles to depict rich and luxurious sonic imagery. Perhaps indie rock comes to mind first, but you’ll notice how other complementary music genres like soul rock, soft rock, Bossanova, new wave, alternative, and many more found their way into this fine piece of sonic artistry. These additional sonic ingredients serve as more than necessary enhancements, accentuations, decorations, and other details that unquestionably spice things up and uplift this number on an entirely new level, while Mums Favorite remain loyal to its primary sonic direction. You’ll immediately fall in love with this song, thanks to these experimentations with different music styles.

Photo courtesy of the band.

The exceptional vocal performance is unquestionably the centerpiece, and the perfect balance between low, mid, and high notes emphasizes everything the remainder of the band tried to achieve with this composition. Her soulful, sincere, confident, charismatic voice will guide you all the way through every segment while the cleverly arranged chord progressions, melodies, themes, and leads serve as a perfect backdrop that supports her outstanding performance. This song wouldn’t sound so powerful without equally complex, vividly hearable, warm-sounding basslines that provide heaviness, clarity, and depth. In the meantime, jaw-dropping drumming performance offers more than necessary groove and pace with moderate, well-accentuated beats, breaks, fills, and other percussive acrobatics. Every band member plays a significant role in shaping a calm, soothing, relaxing, ethereal ambiance that will indulge even the pickiest listeners.

Mums Favourite thoroughly planned the entire song structure, and you’ll undoubtedly hear how every segment comes with many sonic delicacies and surprises. They thought about every vocal articulation, harmony, melody, note, and beat, so “Loveboat” will appeal to even those listeners who are stumbling upon the mentioned genres for the first time. Their experience, knowledge, skills, creativity, talent, ideas, and musicianship are on full display here, and “Loveboat” will become one of your favorite indie tracks this year. 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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