SONG REVIEW 🎵📝 Astronaut SHE - My Gun
Astronaut SHE - My Gun
Dance/Electronica
US
Overall Impression: Astronaut SHE’s “My Gun” arrives not as a conventional track, but more as a narratively cryptic transmission from a liminal space where humanity, early-era programming, and blockchain technology intersect. True to the project’s ethos—“the convergence of Human, programming invented in the 1960s, and blockchain technology, streamed and minted as a unique NFT”—the artist’s anonymity becomes part of the experience. Across its runtime, “My Gun” remains in a constant state of metamorphosis: expanding, retracting, reconfiguring. It’s a track that invites the listener to surrender to its momentum, accepting the unpredictability as part of the immersive journey.
Strongest Point(s): Across its sprawling 7 minutes and 12 seconds, the track boldly refuses the gravitational pull of typical pop or dance structures. Instead, it navigates through continually shifting textures, contrasting styles, and sonic experimentation—an expedition in sound that ebbs and flows between states of serenity, tension, intensity, and release. Progressive electronica merges seamlessly with alt-pop sensibilities, creating a shape-shifting aural landscape that never lingers in one place for long. The world-music influence introduces textures that feel ancient and earthly, yet the deep electronic synthesis that surrounds them gives a modern, neon-lit counterbalance. There's something undeniably expansive and cinematic about the track and whether it's the harder-hitting electronic passages, the ambiance-inducing pads floating above the arrangement, the charismatic vocal presence at the song's core, or surprising punctuating moments of distortion-raddled guitars, "My Gun" knows how to keep listeners firmly on their toes, delivering a shape-shifting, deeply immersive, and melodically rich listening experience from start to finish.
Target Audience Appeal: Lovers of alt. electronica pop will find this to be an undeniably intriguing listening experience.
Artist target suggestions: Ariana Grande, Halsey, Ellie Goulding, Sia, Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish, The Weeknd, Doja Cat, Lana Del Rey
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About the Reviewer:
Andre is a freelance session guitarist, composer, and sound engineer based in the U.K. Having studied music production and composition at a degree level, he has taken his passion for all things audio-related to a level that has allowed him to become both a competent musician and performer. Being a self-confessed "Guitar Nerd," Andre has been continually studying the guitar as well as teaching it, helping students learn the instrument, develop their songwriting, and become proficient in home recording.
