December 3, 2020
Written By Shanya Olivares
NEW JERSEY NATIVES, IDLE WAVE, RELEASED THEIR TRANQUILIZING TRACK "STAY'
If you don’t know them already, Idle Wave is a alternative and Indie-Rock band from New Jersey, a band who we say is leaving their mark on the music industry. Recently, Idle Wave released a single titled ‘Wolves,’ which is supposed to pose as an introduction to their new artistic format in their upcoming album. Now, to give our Punkaganda readers a proper review, I made the time to listen to all the Idle wave releases. The truth of the matter being is that their releases got me through many morning traffic breakdowns and I even managed to enjoy this during the wind warnings in SoCal, so there truly isn’t anything this band can’t do.
One thing I noted when I went through the history of their music, is that their genre fluidity is no joke, they explored many sounds before getting to where they are now. However, Idle Wave manages to leave a trace of themselves in every genre they explore, while their oldest release, a single titled ‘Alpern’ is their old punk essence, their newest release reflects on their growth over the past 3 years. Guy Battaglia, front of Idle Wave, had this to say about the production of their newest release:
One thing I noted when I went through the history of their music, is that their genre fluidity is no joke, they explored many sounds before getting to where they are now. However, Idle Wave manages to leave a trace of themselves in every genre they explore, while their oldest release, a single titled ‘Alpern’ is their old punk essence, their newest release reflects on their growth over the past 3 years. Guy Battaglia, front of Idle Wave, had this to say about the production of their newest release:
" At the beginning of 2019 I was writing songs I felt would follow up our 2018 EP. I enjoyed writing pop punk songs on my acoustic and yell the lyrics with emotion"
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‘Stay,’ the most recent of Idle Wave’s releases, was actually released today, and here is what I have to say about it.
I got lucky and was given the chance to watch the official music video for this single before it was released, which gave me an insight to the raw emotion of this song. The acoustic feeling of the song not only adds to how the lyrics make you feel, but it shows the new side of Idle Wave that they promised. The music is a combination of electric and acoustic guitars with drums, a perfect mix of common instruments without overwhelming us with any one instrument. |
We know that the acoustics of the song bring an emotional aspect to the song, which you’ll soon see for yourself, but the lyrics are also very emotional. The song is about the forever relatable feeling of hopelessness when someone leaves our lives, but eventually realizing that you can’t make them stay. The emotion, the personal aspect, the ability to make us feel something, this song is truly powerful and Idle Wave has given us a preview of how great the future looks for the Jersey-native band.
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Although Idle Wave will be expanding from their usual genre, being alternative punk, and going into the alternative indie genre, we are excited to see how they will grow. Hey, maybe you’ll be inspired and listen to all their releases and find your new favorite band. ‘Stay’, an Idle Wave single is out now!
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