Music Review: Rocky Michaels – “Our Time Is Now”
- Bryon Harris
- Jul 30
- 2 min read
Featured on The Compassion Project: Songs for Animal, Human, and Earth JusticeLabel: Artists & Activists Records
With its stirring call to action and contagious sing-along chorus, Rocky Michaels’s “Our Time Is Now” brings folk-pop-rock energy to The Compassion Project. The track opens with the sound of ocean waves before acoustic guitar and piano enter in harmony, setting the stage for Michaels’ heartfelt vocal delivery and urgent message.
From the very first line — “If you’ve been waiting for a sign, wait no more” — Michaels pulls you into a rallying cry for climate action and collective change. His sincerity is unmistakable. As a performer, he’s both commanding and approachable — a true frontman who wears his convictions on his sleeve.
The chorus is catchy and impactful:
“So if the sun is the source and father’s the time Then mother’s the earth who’s now past her prime So everyone rise up Our Time is Now, hey”
With folk sincerity reminiscent of Simon & Garfunkel, and a chantable refrain full of “Hai lai lai lai”s, the song calls listeners to rise not with despair but with joyful determination. The energy is welcoming and inclusive — a climate anthem for everyone, not just the already converted.
The arrangement shifts beautifully throughout. A stripped-down bridge with soft guitar arpeggios offers a moment of quiet reflection before building again to a final rousing chorus. Poetic lines like “All we have we’re just borrowing and must leave behind / For all who will come after, oh to find” remind us of our responsibility to future generations.
Produced by Dan Ford and supported by top-tier musicianship from Chris Condon, Caleb Mundy, and the Ford Media team, “Our Time Is Now” is expertly crafted and deeply moving. It doesn’t lecture — it uplifts. And it delivers its urgent environmental message with the clarity and warmth that have become hallmarks of Rocky Michaels’ award-winning songwriting.
The Compassion Project: Songs for Animal, Human, and Earth Justice is a genre-spanning compilation album set for release on September 5, 2025, by Artists & Activists Records. Each song on the album explores themes of empathy, justice, and our deep interconnectedness with all life. From human rights to environmental advocacy to animal liberation, the album challenges listeners to reflect and take action. Artists & Activists Records — an Austin-based, mission-driven label — is dedicated to using music as a force for positive change. The label supports artists who use their art to champion animal rights, human compassion, and the healing of our planet.
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