Few tracks hit that sweet spot between meaningful and musical. Josh Orange’s latest release, Believers And Dreamers (What Have We Become), hits that spot with confidence and authenticity. It’s a bittersweet reflection on where we’ve reached as a species and a timely reminder to take stock.
With a free-flowing rhythmic progression and soaring vocals, this evokes 80s rock, the best of U2/Bryan Adams nostalgia—music that touched your heart and made it sing. It’s a smooth, soaring blend of rock sensibilities, folksy instrumentation, and honest lyrical social commentary. You’d expect nothing else from a band that has been playing together for over two decades now!
‘Josh Orange – Believers And Dreamers (What Have We Become) – Single Version’ begins with shimmering, angelic harps. Transitions into a compelling rock arrangement with thundering drums, uplifting guitars, and groovy basslines. The vocals come in with a reflective soul and sincerity, baring it all through his words. There’s a quiet strength and resolve expressed here, an urgent call to action for us to wake up to what’s happening in our world and take action, ‘put shoulder to the spade.’ It’s a poetic and hopeful energy. The verses are piercing and poignant in their observations. While the chorus is catchy and will have you singing along to ‘Over and Over again….What have we become’
Aptly titled ‘Believers And Dreamers (What Have We Become)’ shines a bright light for us all to see through the illusions created by the power structures in our world, to stop playing the ‘victim,’ and to take charge of our individual and collective destinies. Everything about the instrumentation, arrangement, and production roars with experience and competency. This isn’t a group seeking to impress or get your approval. They intend to inspire and motivate the listener, especially all those dreamers and believers, like them, who have been feeling the same about confronting the status quo and are working towards a better future for the greater good.
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