Spoonrโs latest single, โThis Is Being Delivered With A Heavy Heart,โ is a gut punch wrapped in shimmering guitars and raw emotion. The Glaswegian punk-pop outfit oozes vulnerability here while keeping their signature energy intact. From the opening heartbeat sound to the layered harmonies that pile up like a rising tide, itโs an emotional rollercoaster that doesnโt yanks at the heartstrings.
โThis Is Being Delivered With A Heavy Heartโ kicks off with a soothing, almost hypnotic guitar melody before the bassline anchors you into something deeper, heavier. Then comes Dudleyโs voiceโwhispery, high, and grittyโdelivering the verses with a reflective detachedness like someone recounting a painful memory they havenโt fully processed. But when the chorus hits, itโs like the dam bursts. His voice softens, wisps of vulnerability escaping between the lines: โThis is being delivered with a heavy heart, a sympathetic heart, a human heart.โ You can hear the weight behind the words, like heโs on the edge of breaking but pushing through anyway.
As the song builds, the guitars thicken, drums hit harder, and the layers of harmonies swirl into a chaotic, beautiful storm. By the end, the layers start merging, overlapping, almost franticโlike a desperate plea lost in the noise.
Lyrically, Heavy Heart is a poetic gut-check, touching on loneliness, disconnection, and a creeping sense of detachment in the modern world. Lines like โItโs sinking in, itโs building up, with an AI heartโ tap into something eerily relevantโthe idea of emotions being numbed, replaced, or even erased in a synthetic age. Itโs thought-provoking, but never preachy, instead letting the weight of the words and the intensity of the music do the talking.
If โThis Is Being Delivered With A Heavy Heartโ is any indication, this next album is going to hit hard.
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Review by: Naomi Joan