PICTURES touches on a lot of territory with the video for the song “Rockets.” Visually it’s colorful and psychedelic with more than a hint of ironic presentation like something from Adult Swim. But the song itself is unironic, effusive guitar pop. Vocalist Maze Exler asks multiple questions as observations about the human condition from imponderable tragedies to everyday aspirations as the band seems suspended in the depths of space. The expansive and buoyant synth line at the heart of the song sounds like a Mellotron but used to enhance a sense of this song being a bit like a bombastic glam rock version of Psychedelic Furs by way of Preoccupations. Despite the psychological quagmires and the aforementioned tragedies, PICTURES demands simply that we hold on because even if being on one of those rockets that takes off in life can seem disorienting and scary at least not everything is a hundred percent predictable and might take you some place exciting and different which is the vibe of the song and video. Watch “Rockets” on YouTube and connect with PICTURES at the links provided. Look for the band’s new album IT’S OK due out January 28, 2022.
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