Centrifuge – The Spell (2024)
Picture the scene: a sweltering summer’s night, a very loud carnival with the bright lights of the roundabout glittering ahead, a group of overly tipsy adults chilling out on the roundabout horses, and the sheer happiness of being alive plastered across their faces. A brief moment in time with drunken delight, but not in this instance. When Jo met Felix, Flo and Volker on the flying horses – already acquaintances in the Stuttgart music scene – the group decided to continue the carnival ride as they formed the band Centrifuge. Drawing together the “drama of 70s power-pop, the rawness of 90s alternative, and the playfulness of 00s indie”, Centrifuge invented RotationRock and shared it with the masses.
Following the well-received singles ‘Someone Who Loves Me’ and ‘It’s All Gone’, Centrifuge boldly step into 2024 with their new single ‘The Spell’. Shifting from a 90s-inspired indie-rock meets alternative-rock tone in ‘It’s All Gone’, ‘The Spell’ drags us to 70s classic rock. Tossed between Uriah Heep, Deep Purple, Procol Harum and a kick of Black Sabbath, ‘The Spell’ is an instant throwback to the best days of rock music.
Like a wave slowly immersing you in a kaleidoscopic wall of blissful sound, ‘The Spell’ is hard-hitting, breath-taking and intoxicating. Yet, while a harmonic flow breathes through the melody, each instrument demands attention with its individuality. The crashing drums catch you up as the bold bass slices through. The searing guitars crescendo in a powerful classic rock punch hitting you in the face but also holding you close. Bound by the gruff vocals, listening to ‘The Spell’ is being placed under a spell…a good spell though.
Slightly chaotic but with an underlying unity, ‘The Spell’ has you twirling about in a blissful haze; however, the theme and lyricism are slightly darker. Centrifuge explains:
