‘Pivotal’ by SMB Project: A Fantastic Journey Through Love and Loss

Pivotal by SMB Project reels you in with a lovely piano intro, then blasts you with lively shoegaze rock.  Delightful dreampop sounds soon follow which have you floating on the clouds.  Several songs are filled with the pure electric joy of being in love, bound by the theme, you and me against the world.

Enhancing this you and me sensation is the male/female interplay of vocals between Stephen Belcamino and Angela Boshart.  His reassuring croons coupled with her piercing calls create a fascinating mix.  He sings, “We took a chance.”  She sings, “Bound by fate, we carry on.”  And together, “Here we are, just me and you.”

“Above the Clouds” is a fantastic piece about love and loss.  Beginning with a dreamy flow, Stephen Belcamino sings, “We found such peace.  The two of us is all we need.”  Then in near panic, he asks, “Can’t you feel it?  Oh no!…It’s gone.”  As if slipping back into his reality-denying dream state, he sings, “Here and now, without a sound…Above the clouds, we won’t come down.”  The guitars and drums then enter with a desperate wake-up call while the lyrics plead, “I can’t live without you, face the world alone this time.”

Pivotal runs the gamut of bliss and sadness.  And though songs like “Rumors” and “Lies” demonstrate an angry streak, SMB Project doesn’t stagnate in raging despair.  They move on to hope.  In a seemingly paradoxical statement, Pivotal’s final track summarizes, “Looking back, my journey carries on.”

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~Myriah Christine, Contributor

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