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Make Out Monday Return With ‘Back to the Feeling’
Hailing from Los Angeles, Make Out Monday return with Back to the Feeling, a track that fuses shimmering 80s alt-pop textures with the immediacy of pop punk energy. The band has always thrived on the interplay between nostalgia and contemporary vitality, and here they find a balance that feels both playful and purposeful.
The song originates from a simple acoustic riff by drummer Seth Renken, but quickly evolves into a fully formed anthem. Zack Shada’s vocals soar across the mix, carrying lyrics that meditate on memory, longing, and the fleeting nature of time. The result is both reflective and irresistibly catchy.
Production-wise, Zack Odom and Kenneth Mount create a layered sonic environment. Synths shimmer in the background, guitars snap with precision, and the rhythm section keeps a forward momentum that pushes the listener along without ever overpowering the song’s introspective core.
Lyrically, Back to the Feeling thrives in its bittersweet duality. “It’s about trying to return to a time, place, or feeling you can’t get back to,” Shada notes, and this theme of ephemeral memory is perfectly mirrored in the euphoric yet melancholic instrumentation.
Ultimately, Make Out Monday deliver a track that is as emotionally resonant as it is sonically vibrant. Back to the Feeling is a nostalgic trip that never feels stuck in the past—a shimmering anthem for anyone navigating memory and desire.
It is easy to see why a songwriter might be drawn to a story like this. Relationships rarely finish as neatly as people would like, and the space between “it is over” and “maybe we should try again” can produce plenty of material. For Dysmusia, that space becomes the setting for latest single “In your eyes”, out now through Now Listen.
The Irish singer-songwriter has a knack for keeping his writing close to everyday life, and this track benefits from that approach. He looks at an old relationship that has already gone through several attempts at making things work, then focuses on what happens when those feelings start creeping back in.
What makes the song appealing is the balance between sincerity and a lighter touch. Dysmusia is clearly invested in the situation, but he does not turn every moment into a grand declaration. There is room for a bit of humour and hesitation along the way, which keeps the song feeling natural.
The arrangement gives the song a pleasing lift. Acoustic guitar sits at the heart of it, with the dropped tuning adding some richness and a second guitar bringing extra colour. The result has folk at its core but carries enough indie-rock influence to give it a little extra punch.
Dysmusia’s Irish background is another part of the picture. Based between Antrim and Dublin and coming from a musical family, he has developed a style that puts storytelling alongside contemporary guitar sounds.
“In your eyes” brings those influences together without making a fuss about them. It is a personable, melodic track about feelings that refuse to follow a neat timetable, delivered with enough warmth to make the story easy to get behind.
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