Matt Law is a promising young artist from Strathaven, Scotland, who is creating waves in the alternative music scene with his band. The band, which includes Kian Carrol on lead guitar, Morgan Flannigan on bass, Alexander Duncan-Gibson on rhythm guitar and Taylor Whyte on drums, takes much inspiration from such renowned indie acts as The Strokes, Green Day and Radiohead. This band is fast becoming one of Scotland’s most intriguing new bands to watch, with real momentum developed via thrilling performances at renowned Glasgow venues like the Classic Grand and Ivory Blacks.
Now, with their latest track, “Made Up Construct,” they are bringing their musical journey to a stunning new level. Born of the legendary Riverside Music College sessions, this track is a massive step for Matt Law, his first proper full band recording. The song injects fresh life into the guitar-heavy alternative indie rock of the early 2000s, mixing it with timeless garage-rock intensity and profound, philosophical musings to produce a sound that is both recognizable and refreshingly new.
The musical arrangement works in perfect tandem, converting abstract thoughts into a visceral, throbbing heartbeat. A relentless groove supports the song as a busy bassline locks in tight with the drums and shimmering, sharp guitars build a lush wall of sound.The vocals are just as amazing, bearing the emotional weight of the song with incredible ease. The singing starts smooth and conversational and then shifts dynamically to a soaring, urgent tone. This fantastic change gives a super catchy tune, with a great vocal range and a genuine honesty that hits the heart straight away.
At its heart, “Made Up Construct” is about our automatic attempts to bring order to a chaotic universe. The urge to construct internal narratives to make sense of external occurrences and the topic of whether we all have a habit of making everything about ourselves are explored. The song questions the thin line between the objective reality and the mental constructs we build for our own comfort. Is the harmony we experience something real, or have we simply invented it to fulfill our own desire for order? This contemplative theme is the very backbone of the composition.
That realization feeds nicely into everyday life and human relationships, where we are always negotiating the fine line between imagination and reality. We want to connect and sometimes we build up high expectations, we paint elaborate paintings of our partners and we even fall in love with an image in our minds rather than the real, imperfect person. These romantic frames operate as our safety nets, but they are readily broken when actual life meets our dreams. The track gradually reveals this fragility, reminding us how we are always balancing true intimacy with our own wishful, self-made fantasies.
Ultimately, the power of this song is in its soft empathy with our shared human frailty. It doesn’t critique our need for mental security blankets, it celebrates our yearning for warmth, telling us that even if our lives are constructed out of imagined ideas, the love we feel is completely real. We propose turning up the volume, putting on a nice pair of headphones and letting the driving rhythm take over to really feel the profundity of “Made Up Construct.” Hear a tune that will have your feet tapping and your mind working long after the music has faded away.
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