The All’s Eye is a New England-based trio consisting of Ari Joshua, Ben Atkind, and Kris Yunker, hard-working artists whose collective musical experience goes beyond comprehension. With “The Simian,” their debut track that will leave you speechless, they break all the rules and shapeshift the boundaries of modern and retro music. It’s one of those tracks that immediately wraps around the listening apparatus and refuses to let go long after it ends. Sonically, the song combines many different yet complementary styles that define the personal tastes of the mentioned musicians in one way or another. Perhaps classic rock comes to mind first, mainly because this track shines with some of the finest instrumentations that evoke all those fabulous seventies rock works. However, you may find it interesting how these highly skilled musicians incorporated many additional sonic ingredients borrowed from alternative, soul rock, funk, rhythm and blues, jazz, and probably some other elements along the way that you’ll notice if you pay close attention. It’s nearly mindblowing how all these elements articulate together without overwhelming each other, proving that Ari Joshua, Ben Atkind, and Kris Yunker poured heart and soul while writing, composing, arranging, and producing their debut track. Therefore, it’s one of those sonic experiences that will not only appeal to fans of the mentioned music genres but also those listeners looking for a tremendous experience crafted, performed, and recorded by some of the best names in the game.
As soon as you press play, you’ll notice the sheer amount of experience, knowledge, talent, skills, and creativity incorporated into this composition. From the initial notes and beats, it becomes apparent that “The Simian” stands out from anything you could stumble upon on the contemporary scene. These highly skilled musicians constructed a perfect structure and garnered it with many profoundly detailed segments, brilliant ideas, and superb musicianship. Each vocal, sonic, and rhythmic maneuver has its place and purpose here, resonating with otherwordly notes. You’ll hear how the soulful, passionate, sincere, confident, emotional, and powerful vocal performance elevates this ambiance to new heights, commands attention, and guides the listening apparatus through each segment from scratch to finish. These vocal harmonies decorate everything these musicians intended to achieve with this composition. The calm, soothing, relaxing voice seamlessly glides over low, mid, and high notes, contributing emotional depth and complexity to an already intricate track. You’ll also notice additional back vocals, making this marvelous listening experience even more cathartic, with all those ethereal, anthemic chants. In the meantime, the interplay between guitars and keys creates a perfect backdrop for all the vocals to shine upon. You’ll notice how semi-distorted guitars continuously levitate between funk, soul, and classic rock acrobatics. Each riff, chord progression, harmony, melody, and accentuation contributes to this intricate track. It’s also nearly mindblowing how these guitar interplays articulate together without overwhelming each other. They’re vividly hearable yet operate as a cohesive whole. The All’s Eye fully stacked its debut with many hidden gems, tiny details, nuances, and accentuations, so you’ll have a pleasant listening experience while listening to it.
Of course, you’ll notice all those lush keys, and supporting guitar interplays with so many layers that float above, giving even more detail to this track. Another amalgam of themes, improvisations, melodies, harmonies, solos, and other acrobatics unquestionably brings “The Simian” to a completely different layer yet it harmoniously works with all those guitar layers. The rhythm section sounds incredible from beginning to end. You’ll hear how all those warm-sounding basslines give more deepness, clearness, and heaviness while binding all the mentioned orchestrations with rhythmic patterns. These intricate, audible yet subtle low-ends deliver more groove and power. Of course, this track wouldn’t sound this good without exceptional drumming performance. You’ll notice how each accentuation on the hi-hat, splash over cymbals, hit on the snare, or kick off the bass drum adds more detail. These tastefully crafted, flawlessly performed, well-accentuated, moderate beats, breaks, fills, accentuations, and improvisation keep the remainder of the band line, dictate groove and pace yet occasional accentuations and improvisation give that recognizable jazzy feel.
Ari Joshua, Ben Atkind, and Kris Yunker created a masterpiece. “The Simian” is an otherwordly listening experience that will immediately transport you to another realm. Their collective experience is vividly hearable through each vocal harmony, guitar work, bassline, and rhythmic pattern. From attention to detail to mindblowing song structure, The All’s Eye proves that rock music can still sound fresh, unique, and exciting. If you’re looking for a progressive, jazzy, soulful classic rock, this track will immediately impress you. The single is available on all streaming platforms. Don’t miss it!
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