Malibu Blackout Gives Us A Thriving Rock Single

BuzzSlayers
May 17
3 min read

The latest single release from Malibu Blackout delivers a very unique approach to a semi-theatrical and vivacious indie and alternative rock approach with a cool intro riff and effects on the guitars that give it an outside-the-box feel and an amazing way to reel you into the track.

"Racing In The Dark" features a few different elements of guitar work, and all of them come together like puzzle pieces with this great arrangement and sonic drive that the entire thing gives off.

There is a rawness to the sound and tone of those guitars, and it comes through thick but sharp at the same time, giving the track this excellent Edge leaning more into the alternative rock realm, and the rhythm of it all becomes quickly addicting.

This track is loaded with these layers of guitars and a brilliant bass guitar tone and progression as well, but it all comes together because of the drums that are so deep in the pocket and that snare sound has just a little bit of reverb effect on it giving it a little depth and letting the whole track hit a bit harder.

Again, there's something sort of theatrical about this track in a sense and I think that the vocals have something to do with that as well, seeing that they have a lot of great melody they give off along with the already lush rock soundscape.

One of the things that I love about this song is the actual mix of it all. The vocals are not overpowering and instead, fit in with all the instrumentation damn near perfectly so that you can hear everything as it's happening and still feel the lively energy and drive of the track.

This is certainly a track with great energy as well. It almost feels like it was recorded live on the floor to an extent, so that all the players can feed off of each other's energy the entire time.

The song has awesome changes in the progression and some experimental elements as well. There are a few surprises around the corners where the song sort of breaks down into lighter guitars, drums, and vocals alone before bursting back into that righteous and robust guitar sound again.

There's also some great sort of psychedelic or trippy guitars that happen later on in the track and those lend a hand to something that feels almost like surf rock in a sense.

After this section happens, the song sort of explodes into a climactic bridge that just comes through with a massive presence and powerful tone.

The more the song unfolds, the more you can hear all the different influences that are incorporated into this one track.

Although the song has that edginess and alternative rock vibe, it's not ultra heavy, but it does get heavier than I expected towards the end of the track, and that was a pleasant surprise as well.

I absolutely adore tracks that build up to something explosive. It shows a band that puts attention into the arrangement of their songwriting.

You can clearly tell this comes from a band with a real love for their craft and when I say that, I don't just mean playing their instruments or singing, I mean writing songs together that have a bit of an impact and sound cool.

They are not building walls around themselves when tracking a song like this because again, it is a little bit experimental, a little bit psychedelic, and does have those couple of surprises that really let you know the band has a great neck for exactly what they're doing but also doesn't take everything overly seriously.

They're not afraid to go outside the box, and I think that's part of what makes this song special.

This was a bit of a banger, and I enjoyed that thriving energy a lot, along with the whole approach of how they brought a bunch of different influences together and created a song that crosses boundaries between indie, alternative, surf, and desert rock.

This was one of the more sonically infused and addictive tracks I've heard in a while, and you should certainly listen to it as soon as you can.

There are a lot of great layers to it, and it is also somehow danceable.

Just have a listen and you'll see exactly what I mean.

Remember where you heard it first.