Ball of Wax 43 Songs: Aaron Starkey of Long Dark Moon – Too Busy

You might recognize Aaron Starkey’s voice from the dark, moody sounds of his rock band Gibraltar, but here on Volume 43 he’s bringing us something a little different. “Too Busy” is a solo acoustic demo of a song by his band Long Dark Moon, which I have to assume has more of a rootsy, Americana-tinged sound than Gibraltar. I’m looking forward to hearing the full band at the BoW 43 show this Saturday, but the song stands on its own with this stripped-down treatment: Aaron’s playing – from light, finger-picked verses to heavily strummed choruses – and his emotive voice introduce a few levels of dynamics and keep the song moving and your ears engaged. Lyrically, he seems to be addressing the difficulty of expressing our most important thoughts and feelings – whether in song or otherwise – before life draws to a close. Heck, under a different title this song would have fit well on our “Meaning of Life” volume.

Catch Aaron and the rest of Long Dark Moon at the Ball of Wax 43 release show this Saturday at Conor Byrne.