'hindsight' - closure single review
- Emily Brown
- May 13
- 2 min read
"the beginning of an exciting new chapter for the band" - closure.
hailing from sydney, closure is a post-hardcore dream for the australian music industry and they are back with a brand new banger 'HINDSIGHT'. this will be their latest release since mid 2023, and it was certainly worth the wait.
"sit down for a minute and put your feelings the shelf, but we both know it wouldn't work, you just talk about yourself"
a powerful introduction to a song about COMING INTO clarity AND REALISATION, IM SURE a lot of people have experienced AT SOME POINT in their lives.
BREAKUP SONGS HIT HARD, BUT WHAT HITS EVEN HARDER IS AN INDIRECT "BREAKUP" SONG.
I GET THE FEELING THIS SONG COULD BE ABOUT COMING TO TERMS WITH SOMEONE CLOSE THAT HAS TURNED OUT TO BE NOT WHAT THEY SEEM, WHETHER THIS MAY BE A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP, FRIENDSHIP OR EVEN FAMILY. THIS TRACK IS DEFINITELY ONE TO HIT HOME FOR ANYONE WHO HAS REFLECTED ON A RELATIONSHIP THAT HAS PARTED WAYS ON SOUR, MISUNDERSTOOD OR UNCLEAR TERMS.
HOWEVER WITH THAT SAID, THIS SONG COULD ALSO BE BASED ON PERSONAL SELF REFLECTION. WE OFTEN EXPERIENCE THOSE NEGATIVE EMOTIONS REGRETTING DECISIONS MADE, WORDS SAID AND HOW WE'VE SAID THEM. THESE FEELINGS CAN CLING TO YOUR HEART AND MAKE YOU QUESTION YOUR SELF WORTH... "AM I PERFECT ENOUGH?" IS A LINE TO SCREAM OUT THOSE INNER THOUGHTS OF SELF DOUBT.
lucy may's unique grasping vocal style can be heard with tremendous strength and vulnerability, while the rhythm guitar truly carries a nostalgic AND MELANCHOLY post-punk-hardcore SOUND.
FROM 1:48 WE TAKE A DIVE FROM THE BRIDGE INTO SLOW INSTRUMENTALS, GIVING US TIME TO RESONATE WITH THE LYRICS WE'VE HEARD SO FAR, UNTIL 2:09 WHERE WE HEAR SOFT AND EMOTIONAL, LAYERED VOCALS REPEATING THE CHORUS "AM I PERFECT ENOUGH? LIVING IN THE SHADOWS FOR TOO LONG. AND THE WEIGHT OF IT ALL SHOWS THE CRACKS IN YOUR WALLS, YOUVE COME UNDONE. THERE'S NOBODY LEFT ANYMORE." RIGHT BEFORE TAKING US BACK INTO IT, HEAVY AND HEAD-BANGABLE, WITH SOUL CRUSHING, GUT WRENCHING SCREAMING VOCALS THAT GIVES THE SONG A BEAUTIFUL TWIST.
WATCHING THE MUSIC VIDEO FOR THIS SONG GIVES THE IMPRESSION OF SOMEONE TRYING TO RUN, ESCAPING FROM THEIR THOUGHTS.
PERSONALLY I LOVE THE VERSATILITY OF THIS TRACK AND I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN CONNECT WITH IT EMOTIONALLY FOR VARIOUS REASONS.
FOR FANS OF: TONIGHT ALIVE, EAT YOUR HEART OUT, crazyeightyeight.
RATING: 9/10
