Roosevelt Room - Loose Lips (Single Review)

Roosevelt Room are a four-piece alternative rock band from Blackburn, in the UK. The alternative quartet consists of; Ben Kirton on lead vocals & guitar, Jordan Westwell on guitar, Michael Russle on the drums and Alex Roberts on the bass. They recently released this single on the 18th of April 2016, and they have currently got their biggest gig yet in Manchester @ the Ritz on the 3rd of June 2016 - so if you're up there, do go in and support these guys! The Roosevelt Room have supported acts such as; Jonny Brown (Twisted Wheel), Joe Carnell Jnr (Milburn/Reverend & The Makers), 7 Shades and The Crookes.

The intro consists of a very slow guitar, opening up the track shortly followed by the grisly distinctive rock vocals from Kirton. Roosevelt Room have a quite 60's/70's psychedelic rock vibe to them and the slow, patient beat of the drums from Russle as well as the peaceful strumming on the guitars creates this melancholic vibe.

"Like the cuts on my wrists, they make me feel unnerve."

Often a lot of mental health issues lead to bodily self-harm which creates more issues including anxiety, paranoia etc... He feels unnerved because he's lost a sense of self-confidence that he had before as he now feels weak. This song will be very relateable to a wide-spread of people and it will touch a very sensitive spot. The closing line is also very moving...

"Now the rest of my days I spend trying to forget, the day that we met."

In conclusion, when I first listened to the track I thought it needed to pick up a bit more and have a bit more of a punch and adrenaline. However, the more I listened to the words the more it made sense - the slowness and melancholia is to represent how he feels inside. I'm glad they mentioned about mental health issues, even if it was only brief as it still isn't a very talked about topic and people need to know how common they are and how they can derive or stem from anything. In this case, it stemmed from a broken heart and betrayal and lyrically the song is very impressive. The only thing I'd say would be to make it more repetitive and catchy but due to the pace of the song I understand why it isn't like that - just a personal preference. Moving on, the song was incredibly moving and very deep and Kirton's vocals are also very distinctively different from other lead singers which makes Roosevelt Room unlike many other alternative rock bands out there - they are no replica. Good luck with all of your future endeavours in the band and I hope you get all of the success and appreciation that you deserve.

YouTube Music Video -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYU0amqtNVU

Soundcloud-

https://soundcloud.com/roosevelt-room/loose-lips