Megapenny Music, the brainchild of a musician with roots tangled in both classical piano and the electric pulse of synthesizers, returns with “Grains of Sand.” After designing synths and taking a breather, the musical entity gifts us a song after coming back to producing.
“Grains of Sand” plunges headfirst into a bubbling cauldron of Euro-pop, but it’s the message that truly sprawls out. The description provided had an enthusiastic celebration of wanderlust, and this track takes off on an epic backpacking trip across soundscapes. It speaks about anticipation. It’s the giddiness before a massive journey, the pre-dawn excitement of a plane ticket burning a hole in your pocket.
The music makes the listener desire a unison of shared experiences. The vibrant diversity within the song showcases this musical journey across the globe. It is an interesting contrast against the concept, for example, of trying to fit all the world’s oceans into a teacup – utterly impossible, yet “Grains of Sand” somehow hints at the attempt.
Did ancient mariners feel this same pull towards the unknown, charting courses by stars and sheer intuition? Megapenny Music conjures the connection in an auditive way. It taps into the same yearning. The travel bug, only presented as an auditive feeling.
The core, however, remains that sense of unity the text describes. That shared laughter with newly made friends in a bustling marketplace, maybe, or singing along to a ridiculously catchy tune (like this one?) in a crowded hostel common room. The emphasis on the transformative power of this travel creates the main base in “Grains of Sand.” The feeling it is trying to present sticks like sand from the beach in every inch of your suitcase, the scent of unfamiliar spices still clinging to your clothes.
This track isn’t afraid to revel in the joy, and maybe, just maybe, encourages some joyful escapism to unexplored territory. Can true freedom truly be measured in passport stamps?
