Coming in hot with their third single for 2024, 51st Avenue continue down a heavier path with their pulsating new track The Dark. As we saw on the band’s previous single Moments, The Dark is full to the brim with riffs, dynamic vocal passages and a brilliant use of atmosphere.
With a future-forward approach sonically, the band blend elements of electronic music, pop-punk and metalcore with ease – weaving in and out of melodic, scene-setting verses and fully-fledged breakdowns effortlessly. Thematically, the track lives up to its title – describing a scenario where a path without adversity is hard to find.
“Guess who’s back? 51st emo’s back again! Sometimes the dark just calls – see what I did there? I think I felt a bit lyrically messy with this one, really in my head. We just get into situations where our backs are against the wall and there’s very little choice on our part but the choice made will still have a huge effect. Like you’re stuck in the middle and it’s too hard to make the right decision because that will still have collateral damage. Essentially, all roads lead to ‘The Dark’. I wanted to show that one sided dialogue of justifying and pleading all in one. I think we’ve all been there and I think we forget that as much as people are out there judging those choices, there are those who’d understand if they knew what was up.” – 51ST AVENUE
