Imaginary Cities - Bells of Cologne Bells of Cologne is from Imaginary Cities’ new upcoming album, Fall of Romance. It’s my favourite song from the album simply because of how upbeat it is. Considering that it’s just a duo, they manage to really fill up the sound space both with harmonies and plenty of instruments. It also has a slight ethereal feel to it due to the use of the bells. Imaginary Cities comes from Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada. The duo formed in 2010 and released Temporary Resident back in 2011. Fall of Romance is due to come out on May 28, which is also the day that they begin touring. You can check them out here. Hopefully you all enjoyed this as much as I did! Have a great Saturday, everyone. |
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The Hush Sound - Lighthouse I was listening to this on the train the other day and by that, I mean really listening. And then I realized how gruesome this song is. Awesome. Basically it talks about a ghost in a lighthouse and two lovers. Eerie and creepy, I imagine a foggy beach scene with some dark lighthouse. The Hush Sound was also one of the bands playing at my first ever concert. I remember really enjoying the album Like Vines afterwards. If I’m ever feeling nostalgic, I listen to this album. The Hush Sound are from Illinois and they went on a hiatus from 2008 to 2012. A new album is expected to come out later this year. I hope you enjoy this creepy choice on this lovely Saturday. |
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CHVRCHES - Recover
Just fillin’ in tonight! I can’t exactly pinpoint what it is I like about this song and frankly, that’s totally okay. It’s just really catchy! I’m also a total sucker for synthesizer though, but that’s another story. It’s a little ethereal but still dance-y in some weird way.
CHVRCHES (a name of which I always struggle to type out for some reason) comes from Glasglow. They formed in 2011 and released their Recover EP in 2013. Although relatively new, I’m definitely looking forward to what they have to offer in the upcoming years!
The Cinematic Orchestra - To Build a Home I have posted The Cinematic Orchestra before, but a friend of mine recently made me go hunt down the rest of their discography. To my delight, they are just wonderful. I had started listening to this song because a friend of mine did an absolutely amazing a cappella cover of it. I fell in love with the song immediately and I couldn’t stop listening to it. Hell, when I downloaded the Sampler EP from Fitz. I was thrilled to see that they did a cover of this (and it’s awesome). It’s a quiet but very powerful song. The instrumentation is quiet and extremely mellow which is nice, but man can you ever belt along with the song. It evokes a sense of sadness but also nostalgia as well. The Cinematic Orchestra has been around since 1999 and To Build a Home is from their album, Ma Fleur. |
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OneRepublic - If I Lose Myself (Acoustic) I remember loving OneRepublic’s first album when I was in high school. As mentioned in a few previous posts, if there are strings involved, I’m in. They released Native fairly recently and I decided to check it out. While I wasn’t the biggest fan of their second album, Waking Up, I couldn’t stop listening to Native. The original version of If I Lose Myself has a healthy dose of extra synth in the background, which is something that I like. BUT I happen to like strings a lot more, so I picked the acoustic version. It has such great forward motion and I seriously can’t stop listening to it. OneRepublic is from Colorado Springs, Colorado and they formed in 2002. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do and have a great Saturday, everyone! |
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Erik Satie - Trois Gymnopédies: Gymnopédie No. 1 This is probably one of my favourite piano pieces. I was re-introduced to it recently via a web series where one of the characters was lounging around and listening to it. I have also woken up to it via a sleep monitoring app. And then I listened to Erik Satie for 6.3 hours yesterday. Oops. I just love how simple it is. It’s mellow, easy going, and it provides a great background to just about anything. It’s also extremely soothing and I just want to sit in the sun, read a book, and enjoy a cold beverage or something. Erik Satie was a French composer born in 1866. This piece has also been orchestrated by Claude Debussy, although under the name of Gymnopedie No. 3 instead. Satie passed away in 1925 in Paris. I hope you enjoy this piece and I hope you have a great Saturday! |
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Grounders - Grand Prize Drawl And to think that I’ve been saying “Grand Prize Draw’ this whole time. How embarrassing. Anyways, I bring to you another Canadian band: Grounders. I heard them along with Yukon Blonde last week and this was the first song that they played. My friend turned to me and said, “The music video for this is a bunch of starfish eating a seal.” I was sold. The guitars are bright and extremely melodic which is something that drew me to this song. I did end up watching the music video when I got home and it was, in fact, a bunch of starfish eating a seal. There was also other footage from a David-Attenborough-narrated wildlife documentary. Grounders is a band from Toronto, Ontario and the album that Grand Prize Drawl is from is Wreck of a Smile. I hope that you all have an amazing Saturday! |
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Klaxons - Gravity’s Rainbow Hey y’all, just fillin’ in for Callie today. I opted for some old high school jams today. The first time I heard Gravity’s Rainbow was probably in Grade 10 and my group of friends and I just fell in love with them right away. They were weird and kooky and their sound was unlike anything we had heard of before. Hell, one of my best friends even used a line from this in her speech when she ran for Students’ Union. I wish I could pinpoint what it was that I like about this song but I think it might actually just be the nostalgia. It brings me back to a fun time with my friends and that’s something that I will always appreciate. Klaxons were formed in 2005 and have been active ever since. Myths of the Near Future was released in 2007 and has been a healthy standby album in my iPod ever since. I hope you all enjoy this Wednesday! Cheers! |
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