A nostalgic trip with rough edges
In a musical mesh of synth pop and electro rock, Cromwell from Belgium serves up ‘Slow Down’, a relaxed track that celebrates the nineties and at the same time breaks with familiar rock elements. The song initially stumbles over its own instrumentation: the dominant drum and guitar parts might irritate lovers of purely electronic sounds (myself included). But it is precisely these unexpected rock influences that give the track a rougher texture that sets it apart from typical synth pop compositions. However, I have to be honest here and say that such a ‘rock touch’ is the exception here on Electrozombies.
Cromwell's vocals in particular impress with their pleasant tonality, which creates a warm, almost melancholic mood. The nostalgic touch of the 90s is emphasised by well-placed synthesizers, even if they could have been a little more prominent. The lyrics reflect a deep longing and self-reflection, captured in lines such as "More like a creature in the dark, looking for a trace leading to the light".
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Lyrics of "Cromwell – Slow Down"
You slow down You slow down
You can’t deny
Cause you wander where you’re going
Cause you wander where you’ve been,
Can’t stop the feeling when you are walking in
More like stranger in an
empty world
With empty words
And empty minds
More like a creature
In the dark
Looking for a trace
Leading to the light
Whenever things get real
Whatever you could feel
I feel it a 1000 times – more than you do
All right
All right
It’s life that shaped me
All right (it’s alright)
All right
That life will break you!
