Through the music of their latest track, “Movin On,” from Heart of Pine shares with the audience the ups and downs of relationships and the journey of overcoming. Although, the fantastic melody and memorable chorus may seem at first the expression of a love story, but if you listen more thoroughly, you will hear a whole different tale about growth and being strong.
Perhaps most importantly, the song visits the recurring themes of romances and family ties through three verses. Each verse rises to the surface of the abstract ideals such as separation, maturity, loss, and regeneration to present all human’s life in its complexity.
The song’s music bridge strikes a crucial chord, revealing a darker undertone by employing a small key shift and playing a thrilling guitar solo that deepens the storyline, implicating more emotion. This contrasting with the main cheerful melody gives listener a sense of heartbreaking of the song subject.
As the song gets to its peak point, the backing female vocals by adding more rhythm intensify to the leads male vocal ending up with a great and noticeable sound. With its bombastic use of the organ, there is a subtlety, which creates a rich layered effect that allows for uncontainable mass proportions to form, however, this crescendo creates lasting impressions in our minds.
Although the sadness it depicts is here to stay, “Movin On” manages to be pleasantly enjoyable as the chorus and guitar melody firmly anchored in the listener’s mind the moment the song fades away. Indeed, it is a clear evidence of the songwriting talents and musical abilities of the duo, being not only witty and poignant but also infectious with their hook.
Finally, “Movin’ On” is a complete journey to all kinds of emotions accompanied by an exciting musical arrangement and an emotional storytelling. This particular song, having the aspects of melancholy and liveliness at the same time, is definitely set to find a way to strike a chord among the listeners on an emotional level.
