Review: "Two Tickets" - Darrian Gerard
- Chantal Charles
- Mar 28
- 2 min read
The feeling of disappointment is inevitable when someone you thought always had your back fails to be there for you when it matters most, even when you're on stage being praised by fans, all you want is to see that one face in the crowd. "Two Tickets" by artist Darrian Gerard explores these emotions of longing for that one person to always be by your side when you need them most but being let down by their absence. The song is filled with rage and yearning for that plus one and it does so in that edgy alternative rock style. The song is incredibly vivid as it portrays this story of a performance, bright lights and all. Darrian Gerard's performance matches the rage of the guitars as "Two Tickets" slams into listeners' ears, and with this, pure raw energy completely sells us on her work.
From the start, you can definitely hear that pop punk inspired sound based on the tone of the guitars. The song begins with a full description of how this other person has been shaped into a new person, completely unrecognizable to the narrator. The speaker then goes on to express the silence on the other line. That absence is ever more present even amongst the crowd of fans at the speaker's performance. Darrian Gerard does an excellent job in painting this image, expressing how this ghost is all that runs through their head, haunting them for so long. The concept of the two tickets being aside with this person's name is a direct way to express the narrator's unwavering devotion to them even as the distance continues to grow. The way the chorus explodes with raw emotions reflects the imbalance in the relationship between these two people.What's really nice about the bridge is the choice to make it quieter than the rest to really portray how loud the silence from the other person is, also noted by the lyric "your absence was the loudest sound." Overall, "Two Tickets" does a great job of portraying what it's like for someone you used to hold so close growing away from you and how that absence never really leaves your mind.
Darrian Gerard is an artist originally from British Columbia, Canada who has been releasing music since 2021. Over the year, she has released multiple singles and in 2023 she dropped her first EP "Basement Stadium" after receiving the Creative BC's Career Development grant. Her EP reached over 200k streams on Spotify and received recognition from multiple outlets. When it comes to her work, Darrian Gerard is very hands on, especially with "Two Tickets" in the writing, recording and producing process. The song was heavily inspired by blink-182's album, "One More Time" and you can definitely hear that classic pop-punk sound in this project. There's a very cool essence when it comes to Darrian Gerard and it will certainly be exciting to see what else she has in store for us.
Written By Chantal Charles
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