Music Review // Strange Plants "Lay Your Mind"
When "Lay Your Mind" begins, you'll hear this nice percussion groove which can bring out acoustics with it, but by the time the song really kicks in, Strange Plants will have you feeling like you're in outerspace. Musically complex, I can feel this one somewhere between David Bowie and a song from "Breakfast Club" soundtrack but also some more modern rock sounds like The Killers. You're going to hear what you hear in terms of rock music within, but it has a very distinct sound (maybe you'll even pick out an artist such as U2) and I feel it depends on the influences of the listener as well. Lyrically Strange Plants are discussing something within this song which I feel we all need to talk about more and that is our mental health. If you're aware of what's going on in the world right now, you're probably full of a lot of emotions. The idea of "Lay Your Mind" can feel like someone spilling their guts to a professional th...