SINGLE REVIEW: ARLISTON “CENTRE”
Photo credit: Bo Morgan
A Stream-like piano is the center where it always returns. In its pure, beautiful background, Arliston alters between the storm and close-up emotions, channeling the raw, brutal honesty into “Centre.” Tension is the center of its storytelling, enriching the multi-layered expression.
“I take a raincheck, thought I see you some other time.” (Lyrics) As if suppressed, explosive emotions that continued to find their way out where the tenderest memory and beauty meets the pain. On the edge of sadness, memories, introspection, and the seeking for forgiveness, regret is a complex feeling to capture, as well as the sound of the band.
“Centre is a song about getting your priorities wrong and subsequently having to sacrifice something precious,” said Arliston. A mixture filled with contrasts, conflicts in harmony, the band brings out that destructive yet resonating energy in their sounds as well. Arliston is where the diverse musical backgrounds and various influences find their footing.
In their music, Arliston presents us with a variety of possibilities and endless imaginaries. Their music is the crossroad that leads the past, the present, and the future, while the listener chooses its own path and connection. It is where the indescribable matters in music interact and collide into new formations, breathing through music. Introspective and emotive, poetic yet raw, they go beyond the measurable.
Written by Katrina Yang
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