Dexter and The Moonrocks Embrace the Chaos on New Single ‘It’s A Lot’

Dexter and The Moonrocks have officially reached the point where “it’s a lot” is an understatement.

After turning their breakout single ‘Freakin’ Out’ into a genuine global phenomenon with the track reaching #43 on the ARIA charts, #1 on the Billboard Alternative Radio charts and nearly 200 million streams worldwide the Texas quartet are ready to introduce the next chapter of their story. That chapter is called Friends That I Don’t Like, the band’s highly anticipated debut full-length album, and they’re kicking the door open with ‘It’s A Lot.’

Rather than attempting to recreate the lightning in a bottle success of ‘Freakin’ Out,’ the new single goes somewhere more personal. ‘It’s A Lot’ captures what happens when an extraordinary opportunity changes your life ,but the reality of trying to keep up with that change becomes overwhelming. For four musicians from small-town Texas, suddenly finding themselves navigating a dramatically different world comes with a whole new set of pressures. And they’re not pretending otherwise.

“The effort put forward to make the most of a life changing moment, though worth it, brings all brand new challenges.”

The track doesn’t ease its way into the conversation. Guitars arrive with immediate purpose, building tension before the song settles into a driving, muscular rock groove. There is a sense of constant forward movement throughout the track, almost as if Dexter and The Moonrocks are deliberately refusing to give themselves or the listener a chance to catch their breath. That works incredibly well considering what the song is about.

The lyrics revolve around emotional overload, frustration and the consequences of keeping everything bottled up, but there’s an interesting ambiguity to the writing. Ryan Anderson intentionally leaves the song open enough for listeners to attach their own experiences to it. And that’s arguably one of its biggest strengths. You don’t have to be a musician suddenly dealing with a life-changing career trajectory to understand what “it’s a lot” feels like.