{"id":71748,"date":"2021-10-11T12:17:41","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T11:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=71748"},"modified":"2021-10-11T12:52:53","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T11:52:53","slug":"motive-black-broken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2021\/10\/motive-black-broken\/","title":{"rendered":"Motive Black &#8211; &#8216;Broken&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Fronted by Elena Justin, MOTIVE BLACK might be new to the mainstream, but the alt-rock band had their genesis in 2018, when Elena moved from New York to Los Angeles, seeking a new perspective on life and music. Quartet MOTIVE BLACK was formed on the Sunset Strip, and have been honing their honest sound since that time.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Their latest single, &#8216;Broken&#8217;, is filled with a whirlwind of emotions, which may as well come directly from Elena&#8217;s soul. Powerful and anthemic, MOTIVE BLACK hold nothing back with &#8216;Broken&#8217;, and right from the very start we hear Elena&#8217;s vocals powerfully bursting through, supported by the heart-racing music. The song&#8217;s lyrics serve as a marker for a new generation, who feel lost and misunderstood, and the track is one which insists on being screamed at the top of your lungs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The video for &#8216;Broken&#8217; opens with Elena strapped into a straitjacket and muzzled with a mask, covered in chains. She&#8217;s dragged into an institution, whereupon she&#8217;s locked inside a room. There are grungy red and orange lights, and shadows are cast from every direction. From time to time she&#8217;s seen unrestrained, joining her band in performance, face to face with the camera as she belts her heart out. Finally breaking out of her restraints, Elena finishes the video with a glitchy, zoomed-in shot on her.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Watch &#8216;Broken&#8217; below, and find out more about MOTIVE BLACK online on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.Instagram.com\/MotiveBlack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_23287\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2AEUxQGshVY?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"MOTIVE BLACK - Broken (2021) - Official Music Video \/\/ AFM Records\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/2AEUxQGshVY\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MOTIVE BLACK&#8217;s latest single, &#8216;Broken&#8217;, is filled with a whirlwind of emotions, which may as well come directly from frontwoman Elena&#8217;s soul.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":71749,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7,9,21453,21445,21446,21449,640],"tags":[2416,11720,28112,77,370,1945,116,10677,81,22992],"class_list":["post-71748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","category-new-releases","category-new-singles","category-reviews","category-single-reviews","category-video-reviews","category-videos","tag-broken","tag-lisa-hafey","tag-motive-black","tag-new-release","tag-new-single","tag-new-video","tag-review","tag-single-review","tag-video","tag-video-review"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-iFe","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":59240,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/01\/bree-broken\/","url_meta":{"origin":71748,"position":0},"title":"Bree &#8211; 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