“Censorship” by “Marty McKay”is a song that brings about a unique meeting of genres in a way that seems all at once nostalgic and previously unheard. Marty McKay is a singer & rapper. His lyrics are exposing the plandemic and other “red pill” subjects.
The song surrounds you with appropriately heavy musicality and emotion. The melody for this moment, this hook, as it were, is notably less intricate than the verses, and this makes for an unusual structuring choice. The lines featured within the verses have a certain poetic nature to them, the simplicity of the opening lines, followed by the fuller, more detailed and expressive sentences. All of this leads ferociously into the hook, at which point there’s a distinct level of further space surrounding the lines, and there’s a slight drop in intensity – the emotion comes through with power; this melancholy, deeply reflective, questioning moment.
There’s something very specific about Marty McKay’s creative use of synths; sometimes retro – old school game-like – sometimes seemingly brand new. It brings about a particular sound and energy that you can’t really compare to anything else. On the one hand, there’s this gentle and dreamlike riff; delicate, minimal in its use of notes, and memorable in the way that any ambient melody should be. On the other hand, there’s this distorted, twisted, alternative synth, throbbing in the backdrop, adding an almighty touch of Nu metal and creating what is essentially something completely new and compelling to listen to.
The musical atmosphere allows you to escape, allows your mind to wander, then consider these ideas and to attempt to come to some sort of conclusion as to what it all means and how it relates to oneself. This is when music or lyricism in particular gets interesting when it stems from personal experience, yet it reaches out and connects with various other pathways, various other individuals, who then form their own stories and thoughts within it.
It’s a strong release, and a pleasure to hear something new from Marty McKay. His creativity always stays true to his own sense of artistry, so the sound is genuine, and experimental in a way, but real and meaningful.
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