Wake Up Call
“Wake Up Call” by Chicago collective Attack the Sound doesn’t enter quietly. It opens with a stark confession and holds its ground, offering a raw and intimate portrayal of depression, anxiety and the quiet negotiations with survival. Led by fireman and army veteran Davo Sounds, the band pushes their Chi-pop genre into deeper, darker territory. Gone are the genre switches for the sake of sonic flair; here, every shift feels lived in. The song’s most disarming quality isn’t its production or genre fluidity but its willingness to speak plainly, without euphemism, about the urge to disappear.
There’s a surreal animated video to accompany the track, but the real visual is in the lyrics — “I’m staring down the barrel of a Colt .45” isn’t theatre, it’s testimony. Instead of offering easy uplift, the chorus asks for a “wake up call”, a last attempt to connect before fading out. It’s an uncomfortable listen, not because of its darkness, but because of how familiar it feels to anyone who has ever hovered on the edge. This isn’t a crisis anthem wrapped in catharsis. It’s a hand stretched out from the wreckage.