JJ McGuigan’s latest single “Save My Life” is a heartfelt and powerful alternative rock anthem that resonates with anyone who has ever had to struggle with mental health issues. Drawing from his own personal experiences with depression, the singer delivers a moving performance that captures the raw emotion of his journey, one that is immediately and instantly relatable to so many of us who have gone through the throes of mental illness.
The song’s angst is both real but also so palpably vulnerable, giving you a sense at how powerless you sometimes feel even when the rage underlying you feels visceral and immense. JJ’s vocal delivery is sincere as it shakes, as he lays bare his struggles and his determination to overcome them. With these rising and stirring guitar riffs alongside pulsing drum beats, you’re hurled into this anthem of a rock song that’s bound to get you out of bed or at least have you feeling heard when no one around you seems to be able to get it.