The low end pulsing buzz that runs through Oscar Mic’s “Sun Star” is like the constant and menacing influence hinted at the in the song. The lyrics describe an impulse to destruction that seems to run through societies and manifests in individual and collective behaviors like an in practice incarnation of the second law of thermodynamics in which entropy increases until it reaches a maximum state. Vocalist Seamus Hayes seems to describe these primitive urges of human beings in terms of their cognates in cosmic and mythological forces and how interpersonal dynamics can hit your direct experiences with the weight of things much bigger in the world. The backbeat percussion and bass drone from Taan Parker and Rex Erex respectively give Hayes’ playful delivery the context for his more melodic voicings and those more in the realm of rap MC need for the song to hit with both a sweetness and menace. If Beck had been able to collaborate with The Beastie Boys it might have sounded like this. Watch the psychedelic music video directed by Dovile Meilute on YouTube and connect with East London’s Oscar Mic at the links provided. Look out for the trio’s debut album out in 2025.
Queen City Sounds and Art 
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