The Rising - 2AM Call (single)
Northern Irish (Based In Leamington) Pop/Rock Duo The Rising return with their new single “2AM Call”. Continuing on with the duos monthly single release strategy comes “2AM Call”, the follow up to last months well received “Better Than This”. Recorded during lockdown in the band’s own recording studio Renegade Studios and also remote recording in Nashville, TN with drummer Chris Brush. They have recently released their second album “Moving On” which received great critical acclaim across national and regional media. Including publications in the USA featuring the band. This constant work ethic resulted in the band being named Band Of The Month on BBC Introducing. One of the band’s singles “Even The Stars Fall For You” was adopted by LGBTQ rights organisations.
2AM Call is the Duo’s first writing collaboration with another artist. They collaborated with Northern Irish Singer/Songwriter Eilís. The song is written after a night out in a bar (The Parlour - mentioned in the song) where the musicians observed a guy sitting at a bar talking to the bartender. He then went outside where he had an argument with a Girl. Minutes later He arrived back in to the same place and began talking again to the bar tender who began to console him. We later found out that he had arrived with the Girl and they had just broken up.
Sounds like a classic tale of a heartbreak, don't you think? The inspiration may lie in something that's been there many times but The Rising make the most of it. The lyrics talk about love, despair, heartbreak and a longing for a second chance. "another bar, another drink and another 2AM Call to you babe"
Chantelle McAteer's vocal sounds eerily familiar, Faith Hill comes immediately to mind. The vocal is sparkling and the song leaves an upbeat mark, despite its lyrical content. The lines toward the end of the song that say "why don't you take my hand and say that you're coming home?" leave the question in the air whether second chances are worth it after all?