Photo: Mark Maryanovich
Columbus, Ohio-based alt-rock/melodic metal outfit Heroes and Villains premiere their new single/lyric video, “Time’s Up,” featuring Tacboy of ET Boys and Mike Mexas of Saturate, via Pepper Gomez’s Wake Up! Music Rocks label.
Talking about “Time’s Up,” Gomez shares, “I can’t think of a better way to introduce a brand Nu band than on the shoulders of this collaboration with Tacboy and Mike Mexas! Not to mention, we have one of my favorite musical prodigies, Myles Clayborne, on production! The result is just as I would expect – an alt-rock track that is sonically fresh, nu, tasteful, and just great!”
At the present juncture, collaborations are all the rage in music. Sometimes they work, other times they result in a diluted product. “Time’s Up” fits in the former category, revealing what’s possible when three highfliers work together.
Written by Brock Starr, the frontman and guitarist of Heroes and Villains, and Tacboy, “Time’s Up” portrays the poignant end of a relationship, where a storm of overwhelming emotions engulfs lovers, whose identities have become enveloped in each other.
“Time’s Up” opens on atmospheric, low-slung tones riding a gentle rhythm as soft, sparkling washes of drifting textures float and glide overhead. Tacboy’s silky-smooth vocals infuse the lyrics with regretful finality, nostalgic warmth, and the elusive pressure of sorrow hanging on attachment. Ghostly vocal harmonies add to the momentous pathos.
“Time’s up / It’s likely I’m one to blame / Don’t go on thinking my name / Make sure you stay in your lane / Time’s up / Don’t keep me up and away / I know you’re lying awake / But there is nothing to say.”
Mexas’ heart-rending guitar imbues the solo with eloquent allusions and touching turns of phrase, followed by another delicious verse and a shimmering breakdown. Then his guitar soars, expressing the pressing feelings seething underneath.
Wow and damn! “Time’s Up” goes beyond excellent and enters the realm of superlative. It doesn’t get much better than this.
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