Silver Dollar Room released their new single ‘Melanin’ after their debut single ‘Little Things’ was released in March this year. Suitable for fans of ‘Stone Temple Pilots’, ‘Placebo’ and ‘Smashing Pumpkins’, the lyrics for ‘Melanin’ were written by Silver Dollar Room’s frontman John Keenan (who is also part of rock band DMS) whilst the music itself was written by Jamie Turnbull who’s the guitar player for the band.
‘No matter where you go
Someone’s judging something
Where do you live?
What car do you drive?
How do you earn your living?’
In the song the solution presents itself in the form of running. ‘Melanin’ is about society and how asphyxiating it can be, as the song builds up it eventually reaches a high point during the chorus where it’s repeated intensely that the most liberating thing you can do amidst all the chaos is to deliberately free yourself from it. The instrumentation perfectly matches the frustration that the song is trying to express, and the drums stand out during the verses in a very characteristic way. ‘Melanin’ talks about the same issues that ‘Little things’ first aimed to explore. ‘Little things’ similarly talks about the pace of modern society and the deceitful relationships that function within it.
‘Burn down your brain
You’ll never know what you want
People just watch it burn
They’ll try to hold you up on strings
That’s my fist in your face
I’m sorry if it stings’
The music video for ‘Melanin’ is a very interesting black and white narration of the lyrics consisting of footage from old movies. You can listen to Melanin on all major streaming platforms now.
