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Back in 2020, Guardrail released their excellent EP “Yikes.” To follow it up, the band have surprised fans with a brand new single, titled “Social Meteor.”
The song opens up with memorable riffs quickly that show the pop-punk & easycore influences found within the band’s music. Alongside the fast-paced drums and bass, the guitars bring copious amounts of energy to the track. The vocals deliver a captivating performance once they come in, and the harmonies only add onto that. That chorus brings instrumentals as catchy as the melodies, and those instrumentals prepare for the bridge, which cycles back and forth between melodic vocals with more beautiful harmonies and shouted vocals that convey the frustration displayed in the song’s lyrics. Lyrically, the song discusses how people rely on popularity and fame on social media for validation and satisfaction, and great examples of this are lines like “Once the validation fades, type up another escapade / Is this outer space or cyberspace?” and “Congratulations on all your success, you’re Mr. Popularity / I never knew you had so many friends / Illusions of prosperity.”
In Conclusion…
With “Social Meteor,” Guardrail have returned with a remarkable track that sparks an important conversation through clever lyrics and appealing composition.
“Social Meteor” is available now. Listen to the track here:
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