Today, AWOLNATION shared a brand new single with the New Rock Nation, “Panoramic View.”
”Panoramic View” perhaps finds Aaron Bruno at his most vulnerable, having been written on the piano at the very beginning of the pandemic and reflects the overwhelming fear and uncertainty the world was facing.
Lyrically, it finds AWOLNATION speaking to his own unborn children at the time, sending an uplifting message of embracing the scariness while harnessing the inner strength to believe that everything will ultimately be alright.
Opening up about the heartfelt inspiration behind the track, Bruno shares: “I remember writing this one on a piano almost four years ago. It’s quite a sincere and profound song because I wrote it to my scared little kid that I didn’t even have yet. I have twin boys now but we weren’t pregnant yet when I wrote it. Basically, I’m saying I’ll protect you, everything’s gonna be okay. Back then, we all felt scared in some way, no matter who you were—whether you were fearful of being sick or of how governments were handling it, or how your friends were handling it, personal decisions… During that time, I was lyrically and emotionally conceptualizing the idea of writing songs to a child. And in some ways I was writing songs to comfort a younger version of myself. I guess the point is to remind us that we can always find an escape through music, even at the worst times.”
Check out ‘Panoramic View‘ below and check out the dates for summetime where AWOLNATION will join 311 on the road this year.
