{"id":19718,"date":"2019-10-11T11:37:14","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T10:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/?p=19718"},"modified":"2019-10-11T11:37:14","modified_gmt":"2019-10-11T10:37:14","slug":"single-review-luna-rosa-mk-ultra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/single-review-luna-rosa-mk-ultra\/","title":{"rendered":"Single review – Luna Rosa, MK Ultra"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Release date: 11\/10\/19<\/p>\n

Reviewed by Aleksandra Brzezicka<\/a><\/p>\n

Alternative genre-benders since 2015, emerging from the depths of Corby, Northants, Luna Rosa<\/strong>, are back to keep us on our toes again.<\/p>\n

While Luna Rosa\u2019s previous releases (e.g. I In The Centre of Pride<\/em>) have cathartically cleansed our minds from all idealistic illusions on the never-happening bright future and packed our private utopias into a cynicism-plated compact coffin, MK Ultra put a final nail to it.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s an affectionate anthem of our anxiety-driven generation on the account of falling out of love, society and grace to fall in the dark ditch of confusion. Like an impossible to take off, tailor-made, hell-suit, the track traps you in the inferno of your own insanity as the lyrics go \u2018It\u2019s too confined in my mind\/my paranoia’s paranoid about my paranoia<\/em>.\u2019<\/p>\n

Alluring with grungy\/jazzy intro, MK Ultra goes deeper into the darkness with trippy rockabilly effects hidden under well-mixed layers, non-stopping drums\u2019 beat and dramatic vocals to generate a kind of post-apocalyptic psychedelic punk. It doesn\u2019t force on you with its heaviness but rather, femme fatale-like, nonchalantly invites you in for a one-night stand to share an emotional burden.<\/p>\n

In spite of desperate efforts, \u2018Hold me down\/on holy ground<\/em>,\u2019 the disease has spread too far. MK Ultra is like an audio transcript of the last stage of death. A death of love, beliefs or a part of yourself. Even though it hurts, after hearing the last line \u2018I’m falling\/this is my last demise<\/em>,\u2019 you want to go through it all over again. And every time fall for Luna Rosa even more.<\/p>\n

It\u2019d be insane not to, especially that the track was called after a CIA program of illegal experiments on humans involving drugs and mind control.<\/p>\n

MK Ultra, the second single of their upcoming EP, will be available on all major streaming platforms and Luna Rosa\u2019s social media on October 11th.<\/p>\n

Follow Luna Rosa on Spotify to hear it<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Luna Rosa on Facebook.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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