Adelaide’s Molly Rocket have just dropped their newest single; a garage-rock belter titled ‘She’s Cruel’. Fiery, hard-hitting, and brimming with memorable hooks, ‘She’s Cruel’ is the kind of track that feels made for zooming down a highway at night, bellowing out the open car window.
Deeply introspective in its lyrical nature, the song is an instance of reflection on one’s own morals and values.
Our narrator’s torment and internal conflict is complimented immaculately by the track’s sonic qualities, namely Georgie Evans’ phenomenal vocal style which pushes and pulls throughout verses, culminating to a huge and angsty eruption of emotion at each chorus. On the single’s themes and lyrics, Molly Rocket have said:
“The lyrics to ‘She’s Cruel’ read as almost a confession or journal entry. Whilst ambiguous and metaphorical, the words feel as though there is truth to them making it lyrically the band’s most personal song yet. These in-your-face lyrics centre around feelings of inadequacy, the questioning of one’s self and looking inwards too deeply to the point where you lose the ability to gauge whether you are good or evil. There’s a sense of losing control, isolation and adapting a cynical view of the world where you feel as though you don’t have a place.
The theme is constantly reverting back to animals and our tie to them, comparing humans to them and suggesting that everybody has a darkness inside of them because it is in our blood. The song is a fight between our conscience and our thoughts. The push and pull between our head and hearts and capturing a moment in time where you are fragile enough to allow these thoughts to win and accept yourself as evil.” GEORGIE EVANS, VOCALIST & GUITARIST
With around 310K streams on Spotify and over 16K plays on Apple Music, Molly Rocket have previously received support from community radio all across the country, as well as acclaim through a whole bouquet of nominations at the South Australian Music Awards last year, including for ‘Best Rock Artist’, ‘Best Song’, ‘Best Release’, ‘Best New Artist’, and ‘Best Group’.
Having also performed at the likes of Groovin’ The Moo Festival, and opening for acts such as The Rions, West Thebarton, Pacific Avenue, King Stingray, Spiderbait, The Buoys, Polish Club, Press Club, Teenage Joans and more, these Adelaide garage-rockers are back now with nothing but further proof of their artistry and ability for constant development, sure to reiterate their standing as one of the most promising young rock bands in the country right now.