Known already for the breakout single โChained,โ Morrison doubles down on anthemic guitars and soaring hooks with โTurn All The Lights On.โ Shot through with the shimmer of bright lights and big choruses, the single is packaged with a technicolor music video of veterans, drag queens, and dancers under flashing strobes to encapsulate the inclusivity Morrison leans into as his artistic signature.
The song kicks off with a brisk drum roll before the vivid and melodic guitars glide in and set the stage for Morrisonโs bright tenor. His voice lifts effortlessly, gliding over the beat with a relaxed, exhilarating drive. He opens the song with the line, โHow can you write a love song when your heart is broken?โ It stings, but itโs begging for the answer that shows us how he continues to see the light and pushes toward joy. And so the song opens up to sparkle.
That tension is where the song shines. The pre-chorus steadies with reassurance, โWhen the world has got you downโฆ You can always turn your life around.โ And then the chorus bursts wide open, to call listeners to belt it out like Whitney, spin around like Britney, icons who turned vulnerability into spectacle. Morrison is channeling the way these icons have reframed pain as performance and sadness as celebration over time.
โTurn All The Lights Onโ thrives on nostalgic pop gestures, which it uses to drive the point across, to be a positive and see the light at the end of the tunnel. It makes for a feel-good anthem that begs to be shouted in a crowd.
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Review by: Naomi Joan