White Reaper spill pent up emotions on anthemic fight song "Honestly"
White Reaper carry the torch for reliably sturdy American power pop, consistently approaching their uniquely anthemic brand of garage rock with emotional nuance and brilliant facets of inventive songwriting that flash amongst colossal riffs and shout-along choruses. On their latest track, “Honestly,” White Reaper reaffirms their noteworthy bonafides with workmanlike grit and A-list polish.
Lead by the band’s signature guitar sound that crackles with the satisfactory sugary crunch of fresh Cracker Jack, “Honestly” bears all the hallmarks of White Reaper’s magnetic appeal - stadium-ready rhythms, earnest vocals, and dynamic keyboard flourishes that coalesce into a crowd-pleasing bop that rolls with summertime affability. But beneath the sun-dappled surface “Honestly” is a fight song that grapples with the ramifications of confrontation, juxtaposed with themes of simmering self-doubt and voluntary lonerism expressed with confessional candor that imbues the track with a relatable authenticity emblematic of White Reaper’s core strengths.
Errick Easterday directs the band performing “Honestly” from the cozily cluttered confines of a dated living room conjured from the folds of memory, a space preserved in the amber tinted incandescence of lazy August afternoons spent daydreaming about growing up and leaving home in pursuit of adventure. The restlessness of youth explodes from the amplifiers, rattling the furniture with seismic insistence and pressing against boundaries in physically manifested waves before reaching a tipping point where pent up emotions spill over into messy consequences.
Only Slightly Empty releases September 26. Preorder the album at Bandcamp. Follow White Reaper on Instagram.
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