“Card Tricks” is the new single by artist Martellos. They are an Electro-Indie duo based in London, UK, made up of Kevin Gunnigan and Lorcan Donnellan.
“Card Tricks” is their debut single, which makes it special to the artists since this is how they wanted to be introduced. According to a description on their bandcamp, the lyrics of the track describe a party situation, where perceptive shifts to different parts of the party during different verses.
“The first track by Martellos, “Card Tricks”, is a bass-driven seductress providing snapshots of three separate scenes from a house party. Each scene consists of a different sequence of events with different characters all under the same roof. The theatre of a house party is a recurring motif in the song. This motif was worked in to draw attention to the light-acting many undertake in general social situations and specifically at parties. The idea that people act and are perceived very differently to how they truly are is shown through several instances in the song, and this links in with the references to theatre throughout. The verses are broken up by a melodic synth riff before a stripped back, 505-by-the-arctic-monkeys-esque breakdown leads us into the all-in outro,” their bandcamp page said.
The drum part comes in first, and provides the foundation of the song. The focus then shifts to the vocals, with the guitar supplying riffs between verses. The guitar changes and starts playing chords about halfway through the song. This builds up towards the new drum part dropping, and changing the vibe to become more upbeat than the previous drum pattern.
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