Cameron Quiseng and Zach Porter are entering the music world once more with their new band, Take Vulcan, giving fans their first taste of this new direction with the project’s debut single, “Millennial Misery.” On the heels of the song’s release onto streaming platforms, Take Vulcan dropped a music video featuring Cameron & Sydney Quiseng and Zach Porter.
With a title like “Millennial Misery,” Take Vulcan has taken it upon themselves to grasp the reality of being a millennial in the year 2025, where life might not be moving the way we would like it to move. The band describes the song as being made “for those who feel old but aren’t actually old.”
So, does Take Vulcan manage to create a relatable millennial anthem? Or has this millennial already heard everything there is to be heard with these types of songs? Let’s find out.
First things first, “Millennial Misery” instrumentally provides an incredibly stress-free vibe, quickly transporting me away from life’s problems into a sunkissed soundscape that’s both safe and secure. Take Vulcan managed to capture the millennial mind perfectly in less than 3 minutes, moving a million seconds at once while time itself also seems to freeze frame perfectly wherever it pleases.
Lyrically, Take Vulcan’s debut single hits on every note of the theme being explored, from relatable takes like, “I don’t care about anything/I still feel like I’m 23,” to “I hurt myself in my sleep.” Because, let’s be honest here, we still don’t know what we’re doing, and somehow our backs and necks hurt from just waking up in the morning.
Both Cameron Quiseng and Zach Porter give phenomenal melancholy vocal deliveries, at one point combining to further push through their time machine. It’s both vocalists’ delivery that captured my daydream nature- hook, line, and sinker and had me lost in my thoughts and memories for hours while the track continued to play on constant repeat.
So, does Take Vulcan manage to capture the feeling of being a millennial in the year 2025? More than I’d like to admit. Each lyric hit me directly like a sucker punch waiting around the corner, more than grasping at the notion of my own age and feelings. It’s a perfect debut for a band that I can see having a bright future if they stick to their truths and not lose sight of their easily relatable nature.
Bonus points, of course, for the blink-182 reference…
Not much else outside of “Millennial Misery” is known about the next moves from Take Vulcan. But I’m hoping there’s more coming sooner than later.
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