Oaken Wires shared their new single “Parakeets”, introducing a remarkably chaotic sort of survival energy into the current alternative rock space. The Tottenham duo, Jake and Tim, crossed paths while looking after their kids at a local park, blending vastly different musical backgrounds into a project they pitch as a clash between man and machine.
You can physically feel that friction in the track. A relentless, driving groove anchors the foundation, while a slightly distorted, looping melody obsessively climbs and descends over the top, trapping you in a gritty, highly urgent hook.
While the momentum forcefully pulls you forward, the lyrics pull you entirely inward. The verses painstakingly unpack the quiet death of a romance navigating the heavy regrets, the things left permanently unsaid, and the bleak acceptance of absolute closure. Curiously, the chorus then zooms out to acknowledge our outright perilous modern era. The title nods to those displaced, neon-green birds aggressively thriving in London’s trees, making total sense of the track’s tense atmosphere. We adapt and march forward through extreme conditions, even as our personal connections dissolve.
Does a fractured heart sting less when you’re too busy just trying to survive the madness around you?
