In music, there’s solace; In solace, there’s self-discovery. With this idea is where the indie-folk musician, The Naked Grace Missionaries comes in with their latest EP entitled “Sacred Heart Hotel“, available on all platforms on April 26th. This collection comes in with the band’s signature unique and dreamy sounds and intriguing lyrics – The Naked Grace Missionaries invites you for this experience.
Sacred Heart Hotel is an enigma. It is packed with dark acoustic sound incorporated into a progressive folk sound, offering a fresh perspective and interpretation of the genre. It is also political. This EP presents awareness and a platform to discuss and ponder the chaos in our lives. The band did not hesitate to dive deep into all the themes, resulting in a profound philosophical perspective of the lyrics incorporating “life” into their music – making it deeply relatable and thought-provoking to the listeners.
While this EP is both political and intriguing due to its themes, it also acknowledges the fact that the reality of our world could be harsh. With Sacred Heart Hotel, the band presents the possibility of the situation to be hopeful. It flickers a spark of hope albeit with its dark themes. Their music presents solace without sugarcoating the reality – it is paradoxical which is why it’s unique.
Each track in the EP offers a different vibe. The EP opens with the track “Black Mountain“, a song that took inspiration from the film “Holy Mountain” which the band greatly enjoys. It explores the themes of light and darkness within ourselves that society has conditioned us to as punctuated by the intense clear vocals of the artist. The simple instrumentation of the track highlighted the message of the song as well as the vocals of the singers. It is refreshing yet you wouldn’t deny the type of darkness that it holds.
“Sacred Heart Hotel“, the title track of this EP is all about our morals and the power of words to shape our visions and fears. It is a unique track that talks about death yet, the dark contents of this song are hidden through the upbeat sound of strings reverberating throughout the whole track. Finally, the track “Uriel” feels like a personal song. The lyrics are kind of relatable. “I don’t wanna lie to you but I’m not what you think I am“. Somehow it sounded enchanted, maybe because of the way it was sung. It began calmly but it ended with a high level of intensity sound making it a great and unique listening experience.
Get engrossed in the enchanting and enigmatic music of The Naked Grace Missionaries with their EP Sacred Heart Hotel. This intriguing and carefully crafted EP is an absolute musical journey of the realities of life through self-discovery. Check out this EP, “Sacred Heart Hotel” on all streaming platforms on April 26th, and don’t forget to follow the social media platforms of the band The Naked Grace Missionaries for more updates on their music and upcoming releases.
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About the Author
Tine Quirino, also known as Kristine, is a writer (frustrated one), a dreamer (serial sleeper), an INFJ (also INTP/J), a (professional) fangirl, and a good listener (‘literally and figuratively,’ she states).
She is just here, lurking somewhere, enjoying all your music. Music of any kind is still music, after all.
