If you’ve been sleeping on Pearl Project, now’s the time to wake the hell up. This isn’t your regular romantic pop tune dressed up in soft synth and whispery vocals. Nah. This is “Poetry in Motion,” and they took this track to the zenith of good music.
Let’s rewind a second. Pearl Project ain’t new to this. Two years ago, they dropped the debut single “Happy” and that self-titled EP, and folks took notice. But then? Silence. A season of reflection, they called it. Well, whatever they were cookin’ in that studio during the downtime, it’s ready. And “Poetry in Motion” is the first sledgehammer swing through the wall.
Now, if you’re expecting a chilled-out love song, you’re in the wrong mosh pit. This version rips. From the jump, the guitars hit like a freight train—overdriven, crunchy, alive. Whoever’s manning the six-string on this track deserves a round of whiskey shots. The rhythm section locks in tight, not flashy, but solid as bedrock. And the vocals? Man, Marc—yes, Marc, the driving force behind Pearl Project—sounds like he’s singing from the edge of a cliff. There’s urgency. Devotion. Emotion. You feel every damn syllable.
The lyrics are right in front of us. This song is about lifting women up. Not as an afterthought, not as a footnote. Pearl Project wrote this to give the women in their community the recognition they deserve. Lines like “Women ought to be seen, women ought to be heard” and “Don’t you ever feel less than” hit hard because they’re not just sweet nothings—they’re anthems.
And that chorus? “You are poetry in motion, a beautiful commotion”—man, that hook sticks to your ribs. It’s the kind of refrain that’ll have fists in the air at a live show. The production is punchy, the dynamics shift like tides, and the whole thing breathes like a band that’s found its stride again.
Pearl Project is constructing experiences. “Poetry in Motion” is the opening salvo, and with an EP on the horizon plus fresh collabs in the pipeline, this ride is just getting started.