Tuesday October 11, 2022
A new addition to Australia’s burgeoning rock scene is Ion Sky. The band has released its debut single, Round The Neck, and if you like your rock on the heavy side with a dash of grunge-like allure, you will love this track.
Comprising lead vocalist Mike Joseph, Mark Savoia (guitar and vocals), Leigh Sciore (drums), Jake James (guitar and vocals), and Matt Goddard (bass and vocals), the band may have just dropped their first song, but the impression is of a group of musicians who know their stuff and more importantly, each other.
Produced by Jake James, Round The Neck is a tantalising preview of the band’s debut EP. As lead vocalist Mike says about the new track, ‘I’ve always had dreams of a demon chasing me, even since I was a child, and it’s something I’ve dealt with in everyday life too, it just comes in different forms.
Round The Neck is about facing that inner demon. How do I beat it? Do I let it consume me? Do I let it win? The lyrics explore the themes of this dark place, and emotionally, the song unleashes a rage inside me, held by both me and the demon.’ Round The Neck will undoubtedly attract a loyal following and generate some big-time streaming and radio action for Ion Sky.
As the band says about their style, ‘We like to mix hard rock with elements of metal and electronic, to achieve something that has an almost cinematic sonic landscape. We like our music to feel like a whole ecosystem. But at the core of that is always raw emotion.’
The lyric reveals searing and complex observations but the kind that many might relate to. When asked about the band’s ambitions, Mike says, ‘That’s a very broad question, but for me personally, it is connecting.
If a song we write connects and makes you feel a certain way and makes you want to come back and listen again or see us live, then that’s what I want to achieve.’
