LUNA has recently launched “Wild West”, an electro-pop song that represents her musical manifesto produced alongside British producers Paul Dixon, and Josh McClelland. The song provides a distinctive music and conveys a strong encouraging message for listeners to handle the up and down of contemporary life. Besides, as part of the track, LUNA has also launched a sophisticated, thematically matching music video to go with the song.
”Wild West” tells listeners about the possibility of finding oneself and fighting for one’s life, and the examining of characterizing factors of the life as the life in the wild west. Originally recorded immediately prior to LUNA’s European jaunt to Eurovision, the song portrays the fight to be oneself in a climate when trusting others is difficult, and every move requires courage. Wild West is then associated with dreams and rationalised as being full of opportunities, but of the feared and cost which must be paid to achieve the dream.
It is a song that features driving beat, shimmering synths, and walks the listeners emotionally, urging them to stay true to their issues and fight for them. LUNA’s mature voice is on charge of chorus to give listener the impression of inner wars and self discoveries. Because of these elements the track comes off as both inspirational as well as emotionally charged.
The music video adds to the lyrics of the song; which represent the terrain we experience in lives. The visuals create a sense of both isolation and determination, highlighting the essence of the song’s theme: coping with challenges, and surviving in the rough and tumble world. It has a cameo of Luna dancing with two other girls and that’s the part I admire most.
“Wild West” is further an empowering statement from LUNA about the women, organized around the concept that there is always power in life even when it seems bleak.
