Halifax rocker Cyrus R.O. has dropped a brand new music video for his latest single, “BONES.” Much like how many of us are behaving in these uncertain times, Cyrus R.O. stockpiles every sound he can, winding them all into a six-minute experimental romp.
“BONES” is our first look into the Cyrus R.O. ‘s new sound, which will be on full display when his debut album DECONVOLUTION drops in July.
Cyrus R.O. utilizes a countless number of different sounds and synths in this new venture, combining his familiar rock roots with a wide variety of electronica elements, and the result is a sound you’ll want keep an ear out for.
“The album (and this single by proxy) marks a deliberate shift in sound for me towards more electronic textures and embracing my weird, fusiony side,” explains the artist. “I decided against conventional wisdom to be a little bold and release the 6-minute epic with no chorus as the first single, rather than one of the more traditional hook oriented songs.”
“Time will tell whether or not that was the right decision but right now it feels right for me as an artist.”
We’ll tell you instead. The departure from the hook-oriented style neither helps nor hinders the track. The reason for this, however, is due to the track not feeling particularly streamlined. While the many different sounds are intriguing, there doesn’t seem to be much rhyme or reason to when they appear in the track. If the different synths had been made a bit more melodic, the length of the track would’ve been a big plus.
The video has just as much going on, ranging from shots of choreography, to a cluster of folks on some escalators, to various outdoor locations (the latter two in particular seeming like distant memories now). The entirety of the video play second-fiddle as a backdrop a video grain and flashing numbers, disallowing any sort of focus for the viewer’s brain. If the goal was to make the video as busy as the track, success was achieved.
BONES is by-and-large an experimental tune, and amongst the blips and beeps of Cyrus R.O.’s synthesizers, you can feel the artist testing the waters with this new sound. Though it could use a little bit of organization, it’s an intriguing first step, and we’re excited to see where it leads.