Alright, so let’s talk about “get on with it” by sunsweater, which is a song that sounds like someone took all your unresolved emotional baggage, turned it into smoke, and let it roll ominously across a mountain range at sunset.
Produced by Shawn Sullivan (yes, that Shawn Sullivan who worked with The Mars Volta) and mastered by Brian Lucey (most known for his work with The Black Keys), this track isn’t just a song; it’s a slow-motion punch to the chest. The kind of track that doesn’t politely knock; it just quietly turns the handle, walks in, and sits you down for a Talk™.
It starts slow. Like, really slow. You think, “Oh, this is moody and atmospheric,” and then halfway in, you’re going through a crisis you didn’t know you needed. It builds. And builds. And then explodes into this wall of guitar that somehow sounds like grief and hope having a knife fight in a thunderstorm. There’s a patience to it, the kind you only get from a band that’s not desperately trying to be on a playlist called “chill vibes to cry to.” It’s bigger than that. It’s sad, but in a sexy, apocalyptic way.
Vocals? Vulnerable without being whiny. Guitars? Huge, textured, the kind of thing that makes you wonder if they recorded it in a cathedral made entirely of heartbreak. The production is clean but not over-polished. It feels human, which is weirdly rare these days, and is all the more appreciated as a result.
And look, sunsweater isn’t reinventing the wheel here. They’re just driving it off a cliff in the most beautiful way possible. If you like your music emotionally devastating but also weirdly empowering, “get on with it” by sunsweater is absolutely for you.
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