“Rise” is a journey that flows with a purpose and direction that’s intentional, uneasy, and entirely intoxicating. The dark and gripping piece of experimental rock from LearningToDive and Bravo Bonez begins with an opening verse that immediately leaves you slightly unnerved, but quickly finds its footing in this blissfully harmonious chorus section. The song is deeply and innately existential from the get go. It’s about our struggle with negativity, with the constant barreling of thoughts that can leave us struggling to find the motivation to move forward. Yet, amidst all this darkness and despair, there’s a desire to rise above it all as the chorus so euphorically proclaims. Despite the inevitability of the darkness and of death itself, there’s a beauty and power in being able to exist in your own journey and path.
Sonically radical and thematically dark, this is a driving and progressive piece that thrives on its decisions to disrupt and entertain with equal measure. It’s curious and captivating, a thoroughly immersive journey to engage yourself with.