Snowtown, an Alt-rock band based in Utah, is out with a music single tagged ‘Happy Birthday.’ The band’s iconic figure for this song, Jesse, pours so many emotions into making this song. Jesse went through a lot of youthful pain and traumatic experiences, including contemplating suicide. He couldn’t take it anymore, and so, on his 15th Birthday, he planned on taking his life to end his misery. He was to do it while everyone was gone, but as God would have it, one of his friends, Lou, didn’t go home after the Birthday. He stayed with him all through the night, and that saved Jesse’s life, which is why he put out this song titled Happy Birthday.
Dissecting the Happy Birthday Single
The song kicks off with a somber tone devoid of any bright and actionable rhythmic drive that characterizes most typical rock songs. But Jesse’s vocals contrast the dryness that greets the listener in the song’s first few seconds. As he kicks in with his bold, confessing and sad but thankful lyrics, the eerie inlay atmosphere sends shivers down the spine. The overlay tone was dark, and the call and response method on the dragged lyrics keep you hooked.
The song’s arrangement and presentation bring you into the singer’s world, where it looks like you’re watching a recap of all the sad memories and torture he went through. It is never easy talking about suicide, especially for someone who is still haunted by his uncontrollable negative and eerie thoughts. Words like “It was my birthday, almost my last day….,” clearly paint a picture of the verge the singer was after scheming to take his life. While the synth sound so ominous, nothing is more touching than the female vocal that elicits determination to stay put, not going anywhere, a decision that inadvertently saved a life. It was a neatly arranged replay of the factual scenario that saves the singer’s life in real life.
Happy Birthday is a pretty cool release. It bears a sadistic undertone but ironically carries a message of hope, determination, and perseverance to thrive even when the odds still appear odd. This song should feature as part of a therapy regimen for people struggling with similar mental problems. The song conveys real emotions that bring authenticity to the singer’s persona, which creates more significance.
Overall, Happy Birthday reinstates that humans are survivalists and that anyone can survive if only they can muster the courage and will to thrive. Happy Birthday is a literary masterpiece that deserves someplace in award nominations.
Jesse, you have done an excellent job.
Link to the single:
https://open.spotify.com/album/3m6Z3gLYbUBBnjKOKEHjb6
Social media links:
https://www.instagram.com/snowtownband/