“Two Birds, One Stoned” by The Meaning of Life is the kind of song that requires repeated listens in order to properly catch the full range of detail that seems to bubbling just beneath the surface. The band packs alot of ideas into the track’s 4 minute playing time, highlighting their ability to merge disparate influences into a cohesive and unique blend. The result comes across as something in the Rollerskate Skinny and Love and Rockets wheelhouse, but with a 2015 sheen. The obvious ear-perk of the song belongs to singer Marta and her vocals. Marta sounds like a bewitched Siouxie Sioux, the kind of voice that enchants as much as it haunts. Musically, the band serves as a formidable unit, a band with a great sense of dynamics, while displaying the proper restraint to let Marta’s vocals shine through. One gets the impression that the band is a different beast altogether in a live setting, as the chorus cruelly hints at the full force of the band when kicking things up a notch. I look forward to hearing what the band is capable of when able to fully let loose.
By Anonymous
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