New Zealand’s Bartertown Delivers a Powerful Punch with His Debut Single, “What the Midnight Said”

Bartertown is the musical project of David Rowe, based out of Auckland, New Zealand. A genre-blending maestro, he combines the grit of grunge, rock, and metal to create his own unique style. This ensemble is complemented by his impassioned vocals and his attention-grabbing voice, which can be squeaky clean, soulful, or snarly depending on the track’s mood, breathing life to his music in ways that are spellbinding. Captivating the interests of many, his style, wit, and lyricism are reminiscent of the past greats but packaged in a unique Bartertown twist.

His debut track “What The Midnight Said” encompasses various elements, with a grunge aesthetic down to outright metal effervescence. He really takes a listener on a ride, reeling them in right from that emotive riff that sets the tone before his old school-flavored soul vocals get a listener heavily invested.

This is some seriously tasty guitar playing backed by grunge percussion, and all through, Bartertown oscillates with his snarly vocals that pertain to the genre appeal of metal, packing such a powerful punch with his heartfelt conviction and displaying such an incredible range that adds to the track’s depth and elegance.

This track is brimming with such swagger and personality, and it is the fact that you can feel his love for the genre throughout that earns “What the Midnight Said” life and genuine tonality!

A track that examines the chaos of the world and what risks and opportunities await, the vocal performance, instrumentation, and production are nothing short of immaculate.

This is a tune that stays true to the spirit of rock music in essence and narrative and one that any rock enthusiast will fall in love with immediately.

“What The Midnight Said” is the first of a series of upcoming singles mastered by New York-based Joe Lambert, leading to Bartertown’s debut EP, followed by an album and live performance later this year.

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