If you think ballads are all soft edges and sentimental fluff, ReeToxA’s latest single “Call” is gonna set you straight. This one’s a gold standard in holding back emotions while landing intense musical blows that hit like a late-night confession you can’t take back. Jason, the creative powerhouse behind ReeToxA, drops “Call” as a standout from the album, and honestly? This track deserves way more than just closing out the LP.
The story behind “Call” is pure rock ‘n’ roll romance—not the shiny, Hollywood kind, but the real deal that makes your heart race. After his finances turned around, Jason bailed on Melbourne’s miserable rain for some Gold Coast sunshine. Then boom—he bumps into an ex, and suddenly it’s like living inside a rock biopic for one wild weekend. But when reality kicked in and he’s standing alone at the airport, that phone stayed silent. No call. That heavy feeling of wanting something you can’t have – that’s what sparked this track.
“Call” rides on these shimmering guitar lines that somehow feel super close and huge at the same time. The drums—you feel ’em pulsing like your own heartbeat when you’re waiting for that text back. And the bass doesn’t just sit in the background holding down the low end. Nope, it’s threading the whole emotional story together, dancing between heartbreak and hope without ever pushing too hard. This is what happens when an artist knows exactly when to pull back and when to let it all bleed through.
But let us tell you, Jason’s voice is what really steals the show here. No screaming. No crazy vocal runs. Just this haunting delivery that hovers somewhere between a whisper and an actual melody. You can literally feel the ache in his voice—that vulnerable, been-there-done-that realness that hits different. It’s the kind of vocal that doesn’t need to yell to grab you.
Now, the lyrics on “Call” – they lean hard into repetition—but not because they’re lazy. Nope. It’s intentional, like a weapon that mirrors that brutal cycle of waiting by the phone, wanting something you can’t have, wondering what if. This song gets that sometimes silence screams way louder than any words could. And it’s honest about it. Brutally honest.
“Call” is such a breath of fresh, melancholic air. ReeToxA has given us a rock ballad that’s both timeless and timely.