New Music Review - ‘Sarcastic’ by The Butlers

Sarcastic was released on Friday, 22nd April 2022. Artwork by Bradley King from The Butlers.

Awakening our souls to the sounds of the mundanity of our regular 9-5 jobs, bringing around a mix of trying to live through those five days of work where you have to be on your best behaviour, taking it day by day, the cherry on top of this tune is the line “now its back to basics, I’ll be myself until Monday rolls around.”

Essentially, Sarcastic tells the story of almost everyone in the universe who has experienced this particular side of life. The Butlers keep it cool, calm and completely collected with their non-complex way of stating their point of how the standard way of life makes them (and anyone else who catches onto this bop) want to be able to live and not be bought down by the way of the modern work-life “balance” as the world categorizes it.

The funky, triumphant drumming work is my favourite part of the song, it sends a fizzing energy throughout, highlighting how The Butlers make their tunes engrossing for the audience.

In the background of the track, if you listen closely enough, you’re able to hear what sounds like a windchime blowing in the wind, a touch that compliments the song greatly, breaking it up gently and moving the attention to that section of the music.

The Butlers have maximised their potential in Sarcastic, showing us an even more magnificent side to what they can do. This slightly new direction suits them and is an endearing way forward for these musically talented males from the East of Christchurch.

Sarcastic is upbeat, challenges the norms of lyricism and allows a gateway for movement in terms of creation of playing up the sounds.

You’d be a bit silly to not listen to this gravitational release this weekend. (No, I wasn’t being Sarcastic, either).

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