"City of Sails" by Microbes Subtlely Captures The Truth Of Commercialisation

Microbes, the New Zealand duo of Jacob Connor and Allister Ainsworth, are two people who clearly grew up absorbing a lot from famous names like Pink Floyd, Soundgarden, and INXS. You can hear all of it somewhere in the background, but none of it up front. Now, these two together, they don't sound like they're trying to fit in a certain genre or master at one either.

"City of Sails," their newest single, appears to be a song about Auckland, New Zealand, but not in the same way that a tourism advertisement is about Auckland. But when you spend a little more time with it, you'll realise it's really just a truly tragic observation into how the value of creativity is lost to commercialisation. And yet the song never turns bitter.

Overall, the song builds up the way good stories do. Slowly, with intention. The field recordings, the gradual swell. Basically, it respects your attention. The lyrical work might just be the work of a genius because how else does one pen a lyric like: "If you love art, they'll buy your eyes."

So, if you haven't heard Microbes yet, "City of Sails" is a genuinely good place to start.

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