New Music Review - ‘Ready to Know’ by Lunar Intruder
The beautiful artwork was created by Riley Hewett.
Ready to Know is out now on all streaming platforms, released 11th June 2021.
Lunar Intruder are an up and coming band formed in Christchurch, New Zealand on a whim via a Facebook post that was whipped up, seeking members for a new band. The band describes their sound as having a “summer haze” sound, which is a new term they have penned and it describes them perfectly.
Band members -
Cam Buyers - Vocals, guitar
Matt Genet - Bass
Matt Earle - Guitar
Tom Spillane - Drums
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The Lunar Intruder lads are here to bring us to our knees once again with a smashing new single, Ready to Know, which is bound to get stuck in your head for days, if not for the next month, however, it does come with a heavier meaning than you may be able to imagine from the first listen.
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Following hot off the heels of their previous release, Angel, this new single is sure to absolutely blow your socks off with the melodic vibes and the soulful lyrics.
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Ready to Know is one of the most powerful singles that Lunar Intruder have released to date - it comes with a different vibe to their first EP, Solar Hangover (July 2020), and will get you thinking on another level that will transport you to a different time within the 4 minutes and 29 seconds.
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Lunar Intruder are made up of four friendly spacemen, as they like to call themselves, in their early 20s, yet with the maturity they put out there with their music, you would think that they have had much more life experience beyond their 20 something years.
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According to the band, this can be a hard song to talk about - however, put simply, Ready to Know is about the obsession of the future that lies ahead of you - which is something we are constantly all thinking about, whether you’re in your early 20s, or even in your 80s. Our brains never stop thinking about what the future holds for us and as the guys describe, everyone in their lives faces a point where they have an image of the person they may become in the future and sometimes that image isn’t an image that we would be proud of. The lyrics “I’m ready to know” may speak to a lot of individuals in different ways, so it would be up to you to determine how this relates to you personally.
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The song starts with musical egg shakers played by Matt G, bringing a different sound to the introduction, you can hear these being mixed in throughout the entire track, which adds a beautiful feel to it.
When Cam starts singing, it is extremely emotional, with the first line of lyrics being “do you believe that your fate is sealed? ‘Cause I'm starting to accept my fears”
Wow. Just wow. Words really fail me on those lyrics.
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Every element of each instrument being played in Ready to Know shines through at some point in the song, the guitar work that Matt E and Cam do are perfectly on point and while Tom doesn’t need to go hard on the drums in this song, it still adds in that touch of magic to make it what it is.
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The artwork is also another point to bring up, it is stunning. It shows someone on the beach, with what I interpret as a moment of what they would hope to be a bit of peace from society and their brain. The swirling colours of visualization on Spotify that Lunar Intruder have uploaded represents the future and the world going on around them, while these fears are seemingly coming true. It also seems to represent that no matter what, you can change the colours of your future, no matter how you feel about it/what you see yourself becoming. This is my personal take on the visual artwork anyway.
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Ready to Know will simultaneously take a piece of your heart and replace it with a part that is stronger than before and that is what makes this song so special. Don’t be afraid of changing who you are and taking a different direction to evolve for the better if you are able to take control over that.
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After listening to the song 14 times since it was released at midnight, it really got into my feels and there has been a lot of thinking for hours beyond the first time hearing the recorded version. To say I am obsessed would be an understatement. I would advise that you give this song a spin as you may very well fall in love with it, too!
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You can find Lunar Intruder on the web -