It’s officially the 7th month of the year, and we need more tunes to listen to! Fortunately for us, a band emerging from eastern Pennsylvania named Ghost Wounds offers us music enriched with the musical talents of its members who are previously affiliated with bands like Speedwell, Meredith Bragg + the Terminals, Carpenter Ant, Sound of Reverse, and Wondertaker, among others. Because of their background and past experiences, their chemistry as a band flourished and was evident with their new record. Their band released a new EP entitled The Slow Apocalypse. This EP is a mix of themes about personal, national, and global themes of devastation.
The EP opens with a track that will immediately pique the listener’s attention, and it is entitled Fate of Lust. Both the musicality and lyricism of this one feel both lush and raw. With powerful instrumentals and vocals combined, the message of this song is well conveyed. Fate of Lust talks about and sounds like an internal monologue, it feels as though the kid inside oneself is asking what is the plan for the future and what path this person is taking in the present. The song in general feels like an internal battle, about how to even reach for your dream when you’re struggling and already on the verge of giving up. The prominent sound of guitars in this song elevates the feel of the lyrics as well.
The second track from this EP shifts its focus from personal to a much wider scope, national devastation. Crossed Heirs is a song that talks about the fall of a society that mixes impossible standards to meet and a very destructive government and its system. The song sings about how our well-being as citizens were being sacrificed so people at the top of the pyramid would enjoy the little luxuries in their lives. Instead of being a nurturing environment, our society crushes our dreams more than supports us. Wherein small-time crimes cannot be overlooked, but crimes committed by people in power were being protected by the lawmakers themselves. Mostly it was about the power imbalance that makes it so hard to live in this society.
The EP concluded with the song Inferno. Its lyricism is all about how we, the people residing on this planet, bring hell to us by destroying the very nature that supports and breathes life into us as mortals. It also emphasizes the doom that was waiting for us in the future as a consequence for our actions. It will indeed be an apocalypse, if we still choose to be blind with the world’s current state right now, especially with our environment. It is never better and is in a constant state of decline. The instrumentals in this song are well-made and very fitting to the song’s theme. It scratches parts of our brains as we listen to it, and it sounds as if it was a real apocalypse.
One of the most noticeable and my personal favorites for this EP is how seamlessly they made the themes of these three songs connected with one another. The recurring theme of destruction on different levels will really make the listener reflect about their life. Its production and lyricism also is genius and well thought out.
To experience destruction through music, you might want to check out Ghost Wounds’ new EP The Slow Apocalypse. It is now available on different music streaming websites! Don’t forget to follow the band’s social media accounts for updates about their new releases and other news as well.
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About the Author
Angel Mariah Rodiel – Mari to the people she’s fond of – is a BA Literature student currently studying in Central Luzon State University. Writing, arts, and music are some of the things she’s been most passionate about ever since she was a kid. Mari’s little dream is to build a band that will open for Paramore’s concert someday. Pop-punk and alternative rock are her comfort music genres, K-pop and J-rock comes close as third and fourth.
