Karlmer – “Blackout”
“Blackout” is the newest track from Australian artist formerly known as Fly Trap, but now goes by Karlmer. They made the move to Germany at the beginning of the year. Other than not being an island, I guess Germany helps with expanding your reach, so good on them!
“Blackout” is a LOT of guitar – like almost nonstop; the first thirty seconds feature some particularly blistering licks. When saying that they played “Rock” music with a capital ‘R’ I assumed it was a typo because we don’t generally capitalize common nouns. *buzzer* Wrong! This definitely falls under Rock and deserves the gravitas of a capital. Serving a twofer of alarm and a call to action, the band had this to say about the meaning behind the song:
“The song is about a blackout in the modern day. We don’t have survival skills anymore like direction and find what way we have to go. Everyone panics when their phone is dying.”
You can hear “Blackout” on Spotify and Apple Music, and probably whatever streamer is popular in Germany.
Categorised in: New Music
This post was written by Chris Miller