Given the potential of the music at hand, we believe ‘246’ should be first enjoyed in silence, and with no context around it. That’s what we did: headphones on, we let ourselves be transported by RAINBOW BELTZ’s highly dreamy and hypnotic allure, a quirky blend of cavernous shoegaze vocals and electrifying alt-rock guitars. It’s a listening experience that mainly navigates the fringe of those two genres. It’s hazy enough not to fall into hard rock territories, yet distortions are surprisingly fierce and rowdy. Eventually, listeners will surrender to the Japanese outfit’s functional melancholia, a timeless charge that feels otherworldly and ever-so expansive.
We apologise if this article sounds a tad too eager; truth is, we loved ‘246’, we did love it intensely. For an outlet like Mesmerized, which bathes itself in obsessive nostalgia and introspective escapism, RAINBOW BELTZ’s latest single is a prized discovery. Featuring Miyu on vocals, Kazao on guitar, Nikita on drums, and Asuka on bass, the Tokyo-based group appears to have kick-started a crucial new phase in its existence, as they move to find a cohesive, intriguing identity as a standalone band. ‘246’ marks BELTZ’s third single to date.
Delving deeper into the song, RAINBOW BELTZ explain: “It dramatises the various emotional scenes and human dramas unfolding inside a car moving through the night.” Such lush, romantic imagery works perfectly with Miyu’s soothing, distinctive vocals and the fittingly chaotic aural landscape around the track. It’s sort of a masterpiece, although it might not be for everyone; the alternative, brooding crowd will love this one. We sure did.
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