Watermelon by The Zaramutas: Review

by admin July 10, 2025

July 10, 2025

You can guess what this one is about, can’t you? “Watermelon” by The Zaramutas protests in distortion, fury, and aching tenderness. Dropping June 27, 2025, as the first single from the band’s upcoming album, the track is an unflinching statement of solidarity with Palestine, rooted in urgent political grief and unwavering resistance. From the very first strum, it pulls listeners into an electrifying and emotionally wrecked soundscape.

Opening with a deceptively calm riff, the song quickly plunges into a heavy, fast-paced rhythm built on pounding drums and a warped, distorted Bass VI that growls like a warning siren. The percussion snaps and races forward, mirroring the chaotic heartbeat of people caught in the Gaza Strip. Over this, the lead vocals arrive in a strange and compelling register, high, thick, grainy, and dripping with weariness and rage. Her mesmerizing delivery is akin to someone singing through a storm, trying to reach the living.

When the chorus hits, the guitars blaze in, grinding and snarling with electricity. The refrain—“Home / Won’t feel like home / As long as rifles sound on / Home / Like Watermelon”—is more than poetry. This invocation turns the watermelon into a symbol of defiance where the Palestinian flag cannot fly. This is a protest through metaphor, through art, through noise, and it’s unforgettable.

The Zaramutas have always thrived in the murky zones of alt-rock, but “Watermelon” pushes their artistry further into courage and power to stand against authoritarian regimes. Shaking the listener into consciousness, this song cries out for justice as a cause to witness, a message to carry, and a symbol to remember. Check it out on Spotify.