tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50838619835995908742024-02-19T10:10:13.953+01:00Carpe CarminaIt's all about music. About getting involved, finding true music love and showing support to musicians who are worth one's effort and dedication.NessiHolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319540028224536848noreply@blogger.comBlogger194125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083861983599590874.post-67101013783572071792021-06-22T18:09:00.000+02:002021-06-22T18:09:26.060+02:00carpe carmina celebrates III (feat. Simeon Hammond Dallas) <p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #e69138;"><br /></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJEBlwIGYPwM05uNOp1pJjI7lPN2GXqW9uanqXfxnqCnSuCwReQNPHs13bpSoF__IVhAHHgGRTc99zZSsGbyjZIZ3mBqRgs_3I39zFYhH3jiT7dXvntjqMN6FBmDTejFZ40q4thsHlu4A/s1024/Carpe+Carmina+Celebrates.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJEBlwIGYPwM05uNOp1pJjI7lPN2GXqW9uanqXfxnqCnSuCwReQNPHs13bpSoF__IVhAHHgGRTc99zZSsGbyjZIZ3mBqRgs_3I39zFYhH3jiT7dXvntjqMN6FBmDTejFZ40q4thsHlu4A/w400-h300/Carpe+Carmina+Celebrates.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><a name='more'></a></span><span style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Love for music is <i>pure</i> and <i>lasting</i>. And even though the <b>celebration</b> of<b> carpe carmina</b>'s anniversary will come to an end soon, the <b>fondness for sounds</b>, <b>sweet</b> and <b>soaring</b>, won't stop here. It will always prevail. So does the <b>gravitas</b> and <b>grace </b>of today's <b>iconic ode</b> for two lovers parting; qualities that <b><a href="https://twitter.com/shammonddallas" target="_blank">Simeon Hammond Dallas</a></b> enhances with her<b> sentimentally gleaming</b> and <b>attractively ambient</b> take on it. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #e69138;">Back when carpe carmina turned 7 years old ...</i></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">... the <b>fierce female frontier</b> had just wrapped up her <b>single-handedly recorded</b> and <b>produced quarantine project</b> (a <b>candid </b>and<b> captivating <a href="https://simeonhammonddallas.bandcamp.com/album/the-forgotten-demos" target="_blank">collection of songs</a></b> vulnerable and yet full of spirit and vehemence showcasing<b> the many facets of the blues-country-soul songsmith</b> from<b> London</b>). Self-reliant and strong-minded the avid autodidact (<b><a href="https://twitter.com/shammonddallas" target="_blank">Simeon</a></b> set her mind to learning how to play the <b>lead guitar</b> for her <b>forthcoming record</b>) continued to <b>advocate her own brand</b>: <b>temptingly trenchant</b> and <b>soulfully stirring stories</b> musically envisioned. The <b>dauntless wild woman</b> worked on <b>merch essentials </b>(tote bags & lyric notebooks), worshipped (and listened to) her own songs on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/683fCYg90AUTt5EjdqAitw?si=Lvx8WT7kTfmrj7yc2xyq-w&dl_branch=1" target="_blank">spotify</a> as <b>a sign of wholesome self-love</b> and undying <b>faith in her ever-growing musical skills </b>(you go girl!), and eventually welcomed <b>two new singles </b>to her grand (invitingly introspective) repertoire of musical pieces in late 2020, <i>one</i> <b>poignantly sensual</b> and <b>sensitive </b>['<b><i><a href="https://simeonhammonddallas.bandcamp.com/track/witching-hour-demo" target="_blank">Witching Hour</a></i></b>' (demo)], <i>the other </i>('<b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/58scYSTuMgszBAztehXWRl?si=4pAPJemMQ26BkwFzBpUOdQ&dl_branch=1" target="_blank">August</a></i></b>') <b>opulent</b> and <b>commandingly passionate</b>. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Drawing inspiration from <b>anger</b> and <b>frustration</b>, from <b>emotional growth</b> and <b>earthly liaisons</b> likewise, <b>the impulsive verse-maker </b>uses music as a personal tool, as an unreservedly righteous and<b> convincingly cathartic outlet</b>; both <i>quick at</i> and<i> eager about </i><b>calling out abusive</b>, <b>racist </b>and <b>mysogynist demeanor</b>, she writes <b>sonic stories</b> and <b>social media posts</b> in a <b>characteristically quick-witted</b> and <b>articulately ruthless</b> way; a way that got her noticed and <b>picked up </b>by <b><a href="https://prsfoundation.com/powerup" target="_blank">Time To Power Up</a></b>, an <b>initiative</b> that <i>addresses</i><b> anti-Black racism</b> and<i> supports </i><b>Black artists </b>and <b>professionals</b> in the music business. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Channeling her affirmative audacity and her agnostic bias for rapt affection at once, the <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/writelikeagirluk/" target="_blank">Write Like A Girl</a></b> <b>alumni</b> with a tendency for romance is currently <b>crafting a new EP </b>that, though it goes by the illustrous title '<b>Make It Romantic</b>', will most definitely come with a <b>fresh feminist twist</b> [and <b>fabulous cover art</b> framed by <b><a href="https://twitter.com/shammonddallas" target="_blank">Simeon</a></b>'s <b>partner</b> and <b>photographer <a href="https://www.poetcurious.com/" target="_blank">Poetcurious</a></b> (Christopher Beschi).] </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p><i style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Music well worth listening to ...</span></span></span></i></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1073248273&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Interstate, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 100; line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; word-break: normal;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/nessiholt" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="NessiHolt">NessiHolt</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/nessiholt/carpe-carmina-celebrates-2021-simeon-hammond-dallas-i-will-always-love-you" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="carpe carmina celebrates (2021): Simeon Hammond Dallas - I Will Always Love You (cover)">carpe carmina celebrates (2021): Simeon Hammond Dallas - I Will Always Love You (cover)</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>
... as this <b>version </b>of '<i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/4eHbdreAnSOrDDsFfc4Fpm?si=697895ea7af64f3d" target="_blank"><b>I Will Always Love You</b></a></i>' would not only get <i>all the praise</i> and <i>approval</i>, from<b> country</b> and <b>soul greats</b> <b><a href="https://twitter.com/dollyparton" target="_blank">Dolly Parton</a></b> and <b>Whitney Houston</b>, it deserves (for it is rich in <b>engagingly authentic tenor</b> and <b>achingly beautiful tone</b>), but also is one so <i>effortlessly </i>sung, working in <b>vocal ardent grace </b>and <b>devoted warmth</b> <i>perfectly balanced</i>, that you, too, will embrace its <b>atmospherically gripping</b> yet <b>dainty</b> and <b>delicate acoustic soundscape</b> <i>with devotion </i>and <i>desire</i>.</div></span><h3 style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><br /></h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ehZ911Tl94nwpHM0M61oz0WoD9lVfoDMdOS5eoQTh2PLJrgDN5I_RFpVLxNDN8A7qhtMDQzRmuQ2fbKLVPNz1lbdyamWkHAIm1sLHmGKljk6pdcnIVC1Pg9c9_A9nz1-ih85UekcQJc/s579/Simeon+Hammond+Dallas.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="577" data-original-width="579" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ehZ911Tl94nwpHM0M61oz0WoD9lVfoDMdOS5eoQTh2PLJrgDN5I_RFpVLxNDN8A7qhtMDQzRmuQ2fbKLVPNz1lbdyamWkHAIm1sLHmGKljk6pdcnIVC1Pg9c9_A9nz1-ih85UekcQJc/s320/Simeon+Hammond+Dallas.png" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Reach out & listen to <b><a href="https://twitter.com/shammonddallas" target="_blank">Simeon Hammond Dallas</a></b> on ...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">.. <a href="https://twitter.com/shammonddallas" target="_blank">twitter</a> ...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">.. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/simeonhammonddallas" target="_blank">facebook</a> ...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">.. her <a href="https://www.simeonhammonddallas.com/" target="_blank">official website</a> ...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">.. <a href="https://soundcloud.com/simeonhammonddallas" target="_blank">soundcloud</a> ...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">.. <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/683fCYg90AUTt5EjdqAitw?si=Lvx8WT7kTfmrj7yc2xyq-w&dl_branch=1" target="_blank">spotify</a> ...</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">For the wide range of socially relevant topics and core believes <b><a href="https://twitter.com/shammonddallas" target="_blank">Simeon</a></b> champions as well as for her most<b> recent musical endeavours </b>check on the singer/songwriter's <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/simeonhammonddallas/" target="_blank">instagram</a></b>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">For <b><a href="https://simeonhammonddallas.bandcamp.com/merch" target="_blank">self-made merch</a></b>, including a <b>physical copy</b> of her <b>2019 EP</b> '<b><i><a href="https://simeonhammonddallas.bandcamp.com/album/manic-pixie-dreams" target="_blank">Manic Pixie Dreams</a></i></b>', and for <b><u>all</u> </b>her <b>single releases</b> (digital download) head over to <b><a href="https://twitter.com/shammonddallas" target="_blank">Simeon</a></b>'s <b><a href="https://simeonhammonddallas.bandcamp.com/music" target="_blank">bandcamp</a></b>. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>NessiHolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319540028224536848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083861983599590874.post-33517248542511295242021-06-15T07:32:00.002+02:002021-06-21T21:42:16.113+02:00carpe carmina celebrates II (feat. Ali Ingle) <p><i style="background-color: white; color: #e69138; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"><br /></i></p><p><i style="background-color: white; color: #e69138; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #e69138; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPAJmiMfWJPAcH1k8r0DHWrhYD5g_DqAn_HDEtoI-Mz1aSOhF7tYWypvIMhfTahyBf9qmz4h58efM4wNIfAe2Z7IwBPlxYrB-uRhSeaGJpCo9bvdJva6HBwFYcI7Fu1Zyu7wRotpd1uYk/s1024/Carpe+Carmina+Celebrates.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPAJmiMfWJPAcH1k8r0DHWrhYD5g_DqAn_HDEtoI-Mz1aSOhF7tYWypvIMhfTahyBf9qmz4h58efM4wNIfAe2Z7IwBPlxYrB-uRhSeaGJpCo9bvdJva6HBwFYcI7Fu1Zyu7wRotpd1uYk/w400-h300/Carpe+Carmina+Celebrates.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #e69138; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span></span><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: justify;">One of our favourite singer/songwriters joins <b><i>carpe carmina celebrates</i></b> once more (<b>third time</b> lucky it is indeed!) and contributes his <b>compellingly catchy version</b> of a song most of you probably have hummed or sung along to at some point in their lives already, some even might have chosen as a <b>personal anthem</b> of their (bygone) youth, of new paths ahead of them. So, here's an idea: why don't we all <b>be fully in the moment</b>, when hitting that play button, and <b>start blithely dancing</b> to its <b>familiar</b> and <b>fascinating sound</b>? </div></span></span></div><i style="background-color: white; color: #e69138; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i><p></p><p><i style="background-color: white; color: #e69138; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Back when carpe carmina turned 7 years old ...</span></i></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;">... fans of <b> chivalrous</b> and <b>classy folk-electronica epics</b> were hold in blissfully tickling suspense after <b><a href="https://twitter.com/aliingle" target="_blank">Ali Ingle</a></b> had made a <b>sparkling comeback</b> with <b>dreamy rhapsody</b> '<b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/4omIaAqB722Ex1cHKmpnOx?si=L-4rhAE7RJ-DPhNkwP9ylg" target="_blank">Feelingz</a></i></b>' and held regular entertainingly insightful <b><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2SrDq5Rs0OlpdeBBFs5tbw?si=oGw67xOpSIS77ZIJYlzS8w&dl_branch=1" target="_blank">panels</a> about all things <i>musical</i></b> and <b><i>museful</i></b> with <b>art amigo <a href="https://www.instagram.com/idanpye" target="_blank">Daniel Pye</a></b>. New songs, simmered for long and<i> sonically spiced up</i> by sous-chef<b> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/paulaiden/" target="_blank">Paul Aiden</a></b>, were brewing and smelled like success; the odour of <b>elegantly fanciful beats</b> and <b>glamorously buoyant melodic flair</b> in the air was <b>a foreboding</b> of the <b>whimsically electrifying</b>, <b>yearningly tender tonal extravaganza</b> met in<b> follow-up single</b> '<i><b><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/1UWpPj6mLyLYxlsNdTXp9C?si=w6IDWIeASiyya1gEYLFwjg" target="_blank">grey sky blonde</a></b></i>' and mastered on <b><a href="https://twitter.com/aliingle" target="_blank">Ali</a></b>'s <b><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/1dG8EWMjNKtgWFIiJzTnLq?si=Wgzmi1YoT9u79Kbj6JALrQ" target="_blank">debut album</a></b> to perfection which the <b>lyrical magus </b>dished up <i>deliciously zestful</i> in November last year. Featuring <b>dynamically spicy</b>, <b>elaborate <i>starters</i></b> as well as <b>reverently smashing</b>, <b>eloquent <i>main</i> <i>courses</i></b><i> </i>on his <b>record</b>'s <b><i>menu</i></b>, the poet has cooked up a <b>glowingly blue neo-nostalgic paen</b> for a <b>generation of dreamers</b> and <b>musical gourmets</b>. The <b>ambrosial dessert</b> missing then was just recently served <i>in collaboration with</i> director and editor <b>Tania</b> '<i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/bornajeans/" target="_blank">bornajeans</a></i>' <b>Bornacin</b> when '<b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/7nrf3ln90NLKZliZQvYKMb?si=4dcc5d245e62495e" target="_blank">Adolescene in Bloom</a></i></b>' came to <b>visual fruition</b> in </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;">an<b> enthrallingly colourful </b>and <b>delectably moving</b> <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqJAsN50OaE" target="_blank">music video</a></b></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;">, tinged in <b>dynamic italian aestethics</b> and <b>unburdened juvenile rapture</b>.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><i style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Music well worth listening to ...</span></span></span></i></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Interstate, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 100; line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; word-break: normal;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/nessiholt/carpe-carmina-celebrates-2021-ali-ingle-this/s-BhtlpEHBTrX" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="carpe carmina celebrates (2021): Ali Ingle – This Is The Day (cover)"></a></div>
<iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1063027210&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Interstate, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 100; line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; word-break: normal;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/nessiholt" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="NessiHolt">NessiHolt</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/nessiholt/carpe-carmina-celebrates-2021-ali-ingle-this" span="" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="carpe carmina celebrates (2021): Ali Ingle – This Is The Day (cover)"></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">... as <b><a href="https://twitter.com/aliingle" target="_blank">Ali</a> </b>attends the topic of <b>adolescent crisis </b>and <b>climax</b> again in his <b>prosaically peppy</b> and <b>hypnotically dazzling</b> <a href="https://soundcloud.com/nessiholt/carpe-carmina-celebrates-2021-ali-ingle-this" target="_blank">take</a> on <b><a href="https://twitter.com/thethe" target="_blank">The The</a></b>'s <b>triumphant tonal player</b> '<b><i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZYgKCbFbWY" target="_blank">This Is The Day</a></i></b>'. Just like <b>his <i>very own</i> tribute</b> to <b>hopeful</b>, <b>thriving days hereafter</b> and<b> glorifying</b>, <b>euphorically fulgent episodes of the past</b>, '<b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/7nrf3ln90NLKZliZQvYKMb?si=faa718171d81424d" target="_blank">Adolescence In Bloom</a></i></b>', <i>this</i> <b>golden</b> and <b>auroral track</b> pursues <b>dolce</b> and <b>nostalgically dapper</b>, <b>sumptuously elysian</b> and <b>nobly pulsing nuances</b>, paints an <b>adventure-filled</b> and <b>august sonic picture</b> full of <b>promise </b>and <b>playfully fading pomp</b>.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h3 style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><span><i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: medium;">Lets hear it from Ali Ingle ...</span></span></i></span></span></h3><div><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><span><span face="Calibri, Carlito, Helvetica, Arial, Arimo, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: black;"><b style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; text-align: right;">» </b><i>Happy Birthday carpe carmina! And many happy returns. You always write my favourite reviews, Vanessa, and I feel like I've known you forever! </i></span><span face="Calibri, Carlito, Helvetica, Arial, Arimo, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: black;"><i>Keep spreading music and wisdom. </i></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"><i>All the best.</i> </span></span></span><b style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; text-align: right;">«</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsh9w4ShF-BSsrA5UXz8_qwRS6s7P1DzjySZQPZqukzwyXgaSOQ1xzP855tNVD7NLmHIbHWZKmH-1LexZuJOtImz3I9Bv1nDY1pgpBjWIPvmyylg3MfSLpK29beF51m5h1XkqZsKD4aWU/s355/Ali+Ingle+%2528Fox+Muzak%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="336" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsh9w4ShF-BSsrA5UXz8_qwRS6s7P1DzjySZQPZqukzwyXgaSOQ1xzP855tNVD7NLmHIbHWZKmH-1LexZuJOtImz3I9Bv1nDY1pgpBjWIPvmyylg3MfSLpK29beF51m5h1XkqZsKD4aWU/w189-h200/Ali+Ingle+%2528Fox+Muzak%2529.jpg" width="189" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Reach out & listen to <b><a href="https://twitter.com/aliingle" target="_blank">Ali Ingle</a></b> on ...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">.. <a href="https://twitter.com/aliingle" target="_blank">twitter</a> ...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">.. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/aliingle" target="_blank">facebook</a> ..</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">.. <a href="https://soundcloud.com/aliingle" target="_blank">soundcloud</a> ...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Find <a href="https://twitter.com/aliingle" target="_blank"><b>Ali</b></a>'s latest releases on<b> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/4DUAuTuqvjZVmJafAypOrK?si=2cj-K0CkT6uWAqhX7hC4pA" target="_blank">spotify</a> </b>and be on the inside of his creative cosmos by checking out his <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/aliingle/" target="_blank">instagram</a></b>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Watch the <b>marvellous music video </b>for '<b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/7nrf3ln90NLKZliZQvYKMb?si=faa718171d81424d" target="_blank">Adolescence in Bloom</a></i></b>' <b><u><i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqJAsN50OaE" target="_blank">here</a></i></u></b>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Purchase <a href="https://twitter.com/aliingle" target="_blank"><b>Ali</b></a>'s <b>debut album </b>'<b><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/1dG8EWMjNKtgWFIiJzTnLq?si=Wgzmi1YoT9u79Kbj6JALrQ" target="_blank">Fox Muzak</a></b>' </span>–<span style="font-family: georgia;"> which has been <a href="http://carpecarmina.blogspot.com/2020/11/interview-album-review-ali-ingle-fox.html" target="_blank">discussed</a> with the <b>magnificent</b> and <b>moony muso</b> <i>in-depth</i> on <b><i>carpe carmina </i></b>last year </span>–<span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><u><i><a href="https://music.apple.com/gb/album/fox-muzak/1537463003" target="_blank">here</a></i></u></b>. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></span></div>NessiHolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319540028224536848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083861983599590874.post-80105808183336992792021-06-08T08:00:00.577+02:002021-06-08T11:31:34.114+02:00carpe carmina celebrates (feat. Ava Heatley)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9-KJGmiPidUsgYLcwR6UDnWsZjILt210RFMa2NEHT2eD6IOfjQFLdOevoD05cjYOtXZzo5sPXg9ltwZL_RZGCr__X4GMB9jieQUnYXQ_neEWHFapLiEP_uqvh_tvvSUlKohVn57G83p4/s1024/Carpe+Carmina+Celebrates.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9-KJGmiPidUsgYLcwR6UDnWsZjILt210RFMa2NEHT2eD6IOfjQFLdOevoD05cjYOtXZzo5sPXg9ltwZL_RZGCr__X4GMB9jieQUnYXQ_neEWHFapLiEP_uqvh_tvvSUlKohVn57G83p4/w400-h300/Carpe+Carmina+Celebrates.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span></span><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">It's been a year that called for <b>reflection</b> and <b>alignment</b>, for <b>patience</b> and<b> perseverance</b>; and it's one that called for <b>music</b>, the <i>brave</i>, the <i>placid</i>, the <i>contemplative</i>, the <i>catchy</i> and <i>optimistic</i> kind; there were <b>moments of silence </b>and <b>gravity</b>, of <b>retreat</b> and <b>resilience</b>, of <b>hope</b> and <b>togetherness</b>. All expressed through and with music, a <b>joyful</b> and <b>jubilant, bold </b>and <b>bright, healing </b>and<b> haunting</b> <b>testimony </b>written in sound against all odds. It's been quiet on here for some time yet <b>music </b>was and always will be part of the journey, a<b> beloved companion</b> hold in high regard and <b><i>passed on with a passion</i></b>, in ways direct and discreet, committed and caring at heart. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">And now the time has come again to do so in a<b> solemn</b> and<b> sweeping style</b>, introducing and welcoming back artists to<b> celebrate 8 years of musical musings</b>, of <b>sonic suprises</b> and <b>tonal tales</b>, <i>written</i>, <i>sung</i> and <i>reviewed</i></span>. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Life itself, its <b>ways</b> and <b>wonders </b>(one being <b>music</b><i> most certainly</i>) are worth celebrating on their own; it comes with shifts (in perspective) and fresh starts, is full of setbacks but also ripe for pontential (found in the very same). Life, not only this past year, has been, still is <i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/50iqfeexzTqKQFjggqLmFe?si=b11f4214f2634366" target="_blank">beautifully terrifying</a></i> (with its <b>twists </b>and<b> sensations</b>). Which is quite likely how the <b>opening act</b> for <b><i>carpe carmina</i></b>'s <b>birthday celebration</b> would sum it up as well. <b><a href="https://twitter.com/avaheatley" target="_blank">Ava Heatley</a></b>'s <b>art</b>, however, is just that: <b>brutally honest</b> and <b>holistically beautiful</b> (her contribution relatable to many young women out there for sure.) So sit back, take a deep breath and let yourself in for a <b>long-sighted</b>, <b>longing </b>and <b>lush musical blessing </b>to laud. Applaud <b>life</b>, applaud <b>music</b>, applaud <b>stories</b> <i>told</i> and<i> felt</i>. With honesty, with heart and with a true sense of what makes life worth living every moment you get to. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p><i style="background-color: white; color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Back when carpe carmina turned 7 years old ...</span></i></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">... the <b>keen </b>and <b>clever US-alt-pop heroine </b>stood up for<b> human justice </b>and <b>cultural art</b>, <i>demanding </i><b>legal action</b> to be taken against those responsible for the degrading, savage murder of an Afro-American father of five, <i>raising her voice </i>for <b>compositional craft</b> carried out by <b>Black artists</b> at a time <b>systemic racism</b> (while being at work perpetually and persistently) for once was in the eyes of the public due to now more effectively reported crimes committed against people of colour which, sadly, had gone unnoticed before and for far too long despite being vocalized. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;">Longing for live shows to play, <b><a href="https://twitter.com/avaheatley" target="_blank">Ava Heatley</a></b> took inspiration in the <b>marvel</b> and <b>malengine of the mundane</b>, weaving <b>brilliantly broody</b> and <b>lugubriously languorous poetry</b> only real life could have written. With pages of <b>pensive narratives</b> stored and a colourful dresser matching her <b>quirky nature</b> adorned [the latter is through which <i>her audience learnt </i>(more)<i> about her </i>not-so-secret love for the spectacular sequel of the cinematic monster-hunting mystery gem, Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, as well as about her savoury liking for pickles and her devoted admiration for Taylor Swift's songwriting], an <b>era of adorably genuine</b>, <b>elegantly enthralling demos</b> and <b>charmingly witty</b>, <b>lyrically chic customed songs</b> (picking up on <b>themes</b> such as wishful thinking and wanderlust, blossoming romances, paralizing anxieties and confrontational conversations) commenced, leading to <i>not only </i>a <b>cozy</b>, <b>wistful festive tonal treat</b> (the endearingly elegiac seasonal '<b><i><a href="https://avaraeheatley.bandcamp.com/track/sad-christmas-song" target="_blank">Sad Christmas</a></i></b>') at the end of 2020<i> but also</i> to a <b>gloriously</b> <b>gorgeous five-track-opus</b> in March 2021 ('<b><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/3AQyu8VR8P3Mw3iphCkopu?si=7z4tG0xSTYWPRviCsOAUlA" target="_blank">Mrs. Maybe EP</a></b>'). One that is <b>bitingly hymnic</b>, <b>raptly haunting</b> and <b>sweetly nonchalant </b>at once, and whose sorrowfully serene,<b> ravishingly realistic</b> <b>single</b> '<b><i><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-949113108/good-weather" target="_blank">Good Weather</a></i></b>' just recently was <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NA7Vl_cJzw" target="_blank">performed</a> at<b> <a href="https://www.benjamindurland.com/music/" target="_blank">The Studio</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMBpWsHmHs10s_B6O2vsPKw" target="_blank">at Old Ridge</a></b> in Warwick, making for a <b>musically stripped-back</b>, <b>narratively stirring</b> and <b>sonically spellbinding visual</b> and <b>melodic delight</b> to cherish. Bearing <b>myriads of impromptu <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@avaheatley13" target="_blank">TikTok</a> writing sessions</b> (introducing <a href="https://twitter.com/avaheatley" target="_blank">Ava</a>'s quaintly haunting and powerfully eloquent sonic offspring in the making) and <b>promising song snippets</b> (welcome to '<i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CNXyadGnJ2c/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank">disillusion land</a></i>' whose soundscape is heavenly mellow and vividly golden) in mind, there's<b> plenty storytelling goodness </b>yet to come, probably sooner than later (this year). </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p><i style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Music well worth listening to ... </span></span></span></i></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/l2jkgMONlsM" width="480"></iframe></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">... as <b>Mrs. Heatley</b>'s <b>seraphically sharp-tongued</b> and <b>boldly bittersweet</b>, <b>dearly energetic</b> and <b>charismatically unapologetic music</b> is created with caution and care; so is this very performance of '<a href="https://www.blogger.com/#"><b><i>Mrs. Maybe</i></b></a>', leaving no doubt whether to wholeheartedly commit to its <b>fair </b>and <b>delightfully dashing charm</b> or not, capturing <b>fondly fervent</b> and <b>mellifluously heavy-hearted melodic moments</b>, whilst <b><a href="https://twitter.com/avaheatley" target="_blank">Ava</a></b> herself captivates our senses, too, with <b>lovingly fierce lyricism</b> and <b>gracefully flamboyant e-piano bliss</b> in abundance.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><span><i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Lets hear it from Ava Heatley ...</span></span></i></span></span></h3><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 13.3px; text-align: right;">» </b><i>Happy birthday carpe carmina!! Your reviews are so thoughtful, eloquent and inspiring! I feel so lucky to have my music reviewed and thought of by a blog that values songwriters, their process and their craft. Thank you for the music you share with your followers and the beautiful way you do it</i>! <b style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 13.3px; text-align: right;">«</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #202122;"><span style="font-size: 13.3px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #202122;"><span style="font-size: 13.3px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #202122;"><span style="font-size: 13.3px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7DULToj619ZgaJuUCaufGuGKJ3FaKPfL9XAYVdviyI_XB0nELAD119XTHJygj1nrDFlE-Jpx1aYTDFflGN11d2OLEM3FZWaruidyqRAPL5ZH3kVFDj-YOet2aayKh1-G5Mw42y1rlGdU/s1152/Ava+Heatley.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7DULToj619ZgaJuUCaufGuGKJ3FaKPfL9XAYVdviyI_XB0nELAD119XTHJygj1nrDFlE-Jpx1aYTDFflGN11d2OLEM3FZWaruidyqRAPL5ZH3kVFDj-YOet2aayKh1-G5Mw42y1rlGdU/s320/Ava+Heatley.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">photo courtesy of <a href="https://www.dylanjscott.com/" target="_blank"><b>dylanjscottphotos </b></a></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); color: #0f1419; white-space: pre-wrap;">Reach out & listen to <b><a href="https://twitter.com/avaheatley" target="_blank">Ava Heatley</a></b> on ...</span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); color: #0f1419; font-family: georgia; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); color: #0f1419; font-family: georgia; white-space: pre-wrap;">.. <a href="https://twitter.com/avaheatley">twitter</a> ...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); color: #0f1419; font-family: georgia; white-space: pre-wrap;">.. <a href="https://de-de.facebook.com/avaraeheatley/" target="_blank">facebook</a> ...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); color: #0f1419; font-family: georgia; white-space: pre-wrap;">.. her <a href="https://avaraeheatley.com/home" target="_blank">official website</a> ...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0f1419; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;">.. <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-949113108" target="_blank">soundcloud</a> ...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0f1419; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;">.. <a href="https://avaraeheatley.bandcamp.com/music" target="_blank">bandcamp</a> ...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0f1419; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); white-space: pre-wrap;">.. <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/7ITl1tEEeKEOO5zTGX6WJS?si=fVTqVYdrQTq3w4CgQK88NA" target="_blank">spotify</a> ...</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); color: #0f1419; font-family: georgia; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">You can see <a href="https://twitter.com/avaheatley" target="_blank">Ava</a> working on <b>new song ideas</b> or giving <b>classics</b>/<b>contemporary hit singles </b>a new (stunningly tragic) spin on her <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/avaheatley/" target="_blank">Instagram</a></b> and <b><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@avaheatley13" target="_blank">TikTok</a></b>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Watch the her <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmvYLfjcpW8" target="_blank">online EP release show</a></b> for '<b><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/3AQyu8VR8P3Mw3iphCkopu?si=7z4tG0xSTYWPRviCsOAUlA" target="_blank">Mrs. Maybe EP</a></b>', recorded at <b><a href="https://www.benjamindurland.com/music/" target="_blank">The Studio</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMBpWsHmHs10s_B6O2vsPKw" target="_blank">at Old Ridge</a></b>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Catch up on her latest <b>full-band gig</b> (online) <b><u><i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_P39R3Hn2Y" target="_blank">here</a></i></u></b>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Kindle your (inner/proud) fangirl/fanboy and buy Ava's <b>merch</b> <b><i><u><a href="https://newlywed.info/pages/ava-heatley" target="_blank">here</a></u></i></b>. </span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0f1419; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div></div>NessiHolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319540028224536848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083861983599590874.post-63896432386258268842021-05-08T15:15:00.003+02:002021-05-08T15:18:18.893+02:00Premiere: Officer - Run (acoustic solo Snow Patrol Cover ). Something soulful and sweetly savouring to run to and have on repeat<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Cz4P_m3_CYkCDWK01exTKbQveqn96lNEIbuWckf0aAYqpEvJ-swXNva1tsK8jaEDxfcvoelhlKu2WF7XZlZ80ANuk0eoQnq75vRKT1guGG8TfmWy_kz8j8TBrDozJ02M3ybWdevXbXE/s600/depositphotos_2933799-stock-photo-crossroad.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="600" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Cz4P_m3_CYkCDWK01exTKbQveqn96lNEIbuWckf0aAYqpEvJ-swXNva1tsK8jaEDxfcvoelhlKu2WF7XZlZ80ANuk0eoQnq75vRKT1guGG8TfmWy_kz8j8TBrDozJ02M3ybWdevXbXE/w400-h266/depositphotos_2933799-stock-photo-crossroad.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">photo courtesy of <b><a href="https://de.depositphotos.com/portfolio-1005222.html?content=photo">Jordygraph </a></b>(© 2009-2021. Depositphotos Inc., USA.)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><i>Choices</i></b>. We all reach the point where we are<i> left with no choice</i> but to <b>take our chances</b>, to trust our guts and <b>move on into the unknown</b>; or to <b>cling to the familiar</b>, embrace the given and <b>hold onto dear life</b> and light. <span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">A <b><i>defining moment</i></b>, whose significance we often only see in hindsight, one we later on value as pivotal, predicted even in some sense, <b>bound to</b> (have) <b>happen</b>(ed), some might say. A chosen path, an<b> altered course</b>, a <b>shifted perspective</b> - and we stand tall, delighted, thrilled about <b>new beginnings</b> and cutting loose ends, determined to take <b>decisive action</b>; yet feel torn, tortured, twisted all the same in the face of <b>bygone bliss</b> seemingly within our reach still. It's <i>seldom easy</i>, sometimes <i>meant to be hard</i>, always staggering (beautifully, emotionally likewise) and <b>worth it</b>. So <b>make a decision</b>, in a sensible way, listen to yourself, without fear or favour, and surrender to your instincts, willingly wishful. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><i>Light up</i></b>, <b><i>light up</i></b> your silent longing, your inner truth <b><i>as if you</i></b>, and you alone, <i><b>have a choice</b></i> to let it shine and soar devoit of remorse, devoit of regret. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We at <b><i>carpe carmina</i></b> did so; which is why we find ourselves sharing this <b>video</b> as <b>pre-birthday treat</b> (and we ain't sorry about kicking off the <b>celebration countdown</b> early, <b>one month ahead</b> <b>of cc's anniversary</b> with a very welcome guest and dear friend of ours). It's<i> your choice</i> now to <b><i>join us</i></b> – celebrating<b><i> carmina</i></b> and <b>calls in life</b>, <b>music</b> and <b>matters close to our hearts</b>.</span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Rf06Fp8iv-Q" width="320" youtube-src-id="Rf06Fp8iv-Q"></iframe><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Endearingly intimate</b> and <b>hauntingly heavy-hearted</b>, you believe every word <b>David</b> 'Dc' <b>Logan</b> aka <b><a href="https://twitter.com/iam_officer" target="_blank">Officer</a></b> sings (and even though they aren't his but those of <b>Snow Patrol</b> frontman <b>Gary Lightbody</b>, it seems as if the narrative turns into a <b>cathartic version <i>of his own</i></b>, an elegy raised about <b>David</b>'s <b>personal truth</b> and<b> tribulation</b>); once delved into its <b>gracefully affectionate</b> and<b> solemly sentimental soundscape</b>, you hold onto every <b>tender tone</b> the artist coaxes out of his acoustic guitar whilst telling <b>a story of dedication</b> and <b>devotion</b> <b>in times of despair</b>. Performed live at an online gig for refugee work (a cause the mindful muso is truly committed to), it's <b>the setting</b> and <b>atmosphere</b> that makes the voice of the london-based songsmith, ranging effortlessly between <b>velvety ethereal</b> and <b>warmly yearning</b>, <i>linger on</i> <b>poignantly pensive</b>, <b>powerfully</b> throughout, and in a <b>soulfully sincere</b> way that is hard to shake; <b>fond</b> and <b>fair melodic memories</b> are made as the story unfolds, a group of strangers, lovers, friends all <i>connected through</i> <b>ardently wishful</b> and <b>rapturously vulnerable music-making</b> at its purest, <i>unaltered</i> and <i>authentic</i>. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Concluding with <b>a</b><i> <b>Stevie Wonder</b></i> <b>moment </b>neatly worked into what already is a <b>candid caleidoscope</b> of <b>feelingly spellbinding storytelling</b> and <b>stirringly sonic filigree</b> combined, <b><a href="https://twitter.com/iam_officer" target="_blank">Officer</a></b> delivers emphatically and empathically does his duty as <b>a performer </b><i>well equipped</i> to <b>emotionally capture</b> and <b>charm</b> in the long run.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Come back to<i> carpe carmina</i> in a month time for <b>more celebratory content</b> and <b>dedicated performances</b> </span><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">–</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> and don't forget to check on <b><a href="https://twitter.com/iam_officer" target="_blank">Officer</a></b>'s <b>stunning</b> and<b> scenic opus</b><i> in total</i> (both albums '<b><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/7dG9934lFvxg1C1T8xxTHD?si=AK3eKKpgT9KPkCIbA09x3w" target="_blank">Myriads</a></b>' and '<a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/33TjdZfxQzdPOXvnyk0LG8?si=ZUt0HNbGSEmn5deMDrtbhQ" target="_blank"><b>Night Tennis</b></a>' make for<b> fascinating</b> and<b> rich listening experiences</b>, so beware of missing out, also read our <b>full-length review </b>on the later <i><b><u><a href="https://carpecarmina.blogspot.com/2020/04/make-it-five-5-longplayers-you-should.html" target="_blank">here</a></u></b></i>)</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh90Wsg0yUP8MC6JXILtGq-gJKOmla_Vo8lrwEEMaTNKgmIkkz_fbTylITVmB_rSNrp8D_rYz-XhrTJP-Z-R3oedeoOD7qrGkVPitE8D2a-oHYHp_H56aWOZeb8pgPTcAD_xTe68JGav6A/s960/Officer+Mr+Williams.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh90Wsg0yUP8MC6JXILtGq-gJKOmla_Vo8lrwEEMaTNKgmIkkz_fbTylITVmB_rSNrp8D_rYz-XhrTJP-Z-R3oedeoOD7qrGkVPitE8D2a-oHYHp_H56aWOZeb8pgPTcAD_xTe68JGav6A/s320/Officer+Mr+Williams.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">photo courtesy of <b><a href="https://www.michaelwilliams.co.uk/#/" target="_blank">MR Williams</a></b> (portrait & music photographer)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Reach out & listen to <b><a href="https://twitter.com/iam_officer" target="_blank">Officer</a></b> on ...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">.. <a href="https://twitter.com/iam_officer" target="_blank">twitter</a> ...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">.. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/iamofficer/" target="_blank">facebook</a> ...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">.. his (and his band's) <a href="http://officer.uk.com/" target="_blank">official website</a> ...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">.. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/iam_officer/" target="_blank">instagram</a> ...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">.. <a href="https://soundcloud.com/iamofficer" target="_blank">soundcloud</a> ...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">.. <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/2oIvQu8Nt98g9dihWlhD70" target="_blank">spotify</a> ... </span></p><p><br /></p>NessiHolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319540028224536848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083861983599590874.post-184484606104608782020-11-29T01:46:00.031+01:002020-11-29T22:38:21.501+01:00Interview & album review: Ali Ingle - Fox Muzak. An invitingly intimate, wonderfully whimsical, poetically pensive and devoutly dashing indie beaut with staggering stories to tell <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtvboVrAd5TxC8d4o_3cnTb5bcRpczoE5AjCrP-nTccCeoFRdgf1OHSMaM2a13V_G10x9YBc808gDXdUxHFqVgWq7KIHn9lj65uXNbmbXWxEczxGoWH2rPXEBZvd7nqIviPY0oqa7G0iI/s500/Fox.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtvboVrAd5TxC8d4o_3cnTb5bcRpczoE5AjCrP-nTccCeoFRdgf1OHSMaM2a13V_G10x9YBc808gDXdUxHFqVgWq7KIHn9lj65uXNbmbXWxEczxGoWH2rPXEBZvd7nqIviPY0oqa7G0iI/w400-h300/Fox.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Let me introduce you to ...</span></p><p><span></span><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">'<b>Fox Muzak</b>'</span></h3><p><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="https://twitter.com/Aliingle" target="_blank">Ali Ingle</a></b>'s persona for an album best
described as '<i><span style="color: #e69138;">alternative indie pop</span></i>' with tender folk sentiment and
intelligent storytelling lyrics worked in (or how <b><a href="https://twitter.com/Aliingle" target="_blank">Ali</a></b> would put it:
'<span style="color: #e69138;"><i>It's not something to be taken too seriously. It's just me in a room
creating music that I like</i></span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">.</span> [...] <span style="color: #e69138;"><i>If you're into lyrics, then
hopefully you will like this.</i></span>'). But oh well, how to sum it all up precisely?
Let's try '<i><span style="color: #e69138;">an honest impression of what is</span></i> [<span style="color: #e69138;"><i>possibly</i></span>] <i><span style="color: #e69138;">there</span></i>' – and
there's a lot to behold for sure…</span></p><p>
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><br />
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><u><b><span style="color: #660000;">Name</span></b></u><span style="color: #660000;">:</span> <b>Fox Muzak</b></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><u><span style="color: #660000;"><b>Date of birth</b></span></u><span style="color: #660000;">:</span> during lockdown as planned (since creatively penned by <b><a href="https://twitter.com/Aliingle" target="_blank">Ali</a></b> over a year's time) offspring; his first steps into the world were made on November 16th</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><u><span style="color: #660000;"><b>Proud & pensive parent</b></span></u><span style="color: #660000;">: </span><b><a href="https://twitter.com/Aliingle" target="_blank">Ali Ingle</a></b>, the ever-writing [either for himself or for and with other creative minds – <b><a href="https://twitter.com/paulaiden" target="_blank">Paul Aiden</a></b>, <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/idanpye/" target="_blank">Daniel Pye</a></b>, <b><a href="https://soundcloud.com/bonzemusicuk" target="_blank">Bonze</a></b>, <b><a href="https://twitter.com/lukecusatomusic" target="_blank">Luke Cusato</a></b>,<b> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bornajeans/" target="_blank">Tania</a></b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/bornajeans/" target="_blank"> '<i>Bornajeans</i>' <b>Bornacin</b></a> to name a few] London based bard (no drinks involved in the process of verse-smithery though, no vanities here, picturing to be an accomplished german-american author like, let's say, Charles Bukowski – just pure passion and sharp imagination at play reclusively), who describes '<b>Fox Muzak</b>' as a '<i><span style="color: #e69138;">passion project</span></i>' he always wanted to go for, a way to express himself as an artist without limitation, allowing it to be all about his very experiences lived, his very emotions dealt with whilst having full creative freedom in making music he would actually enjoy and actively choose to listen to as well. '<span style="color: #e69138;"><i>Cause that's how it kinda should be</i>'</span>,<span style="color: #e69138;"> </span>isn't it?</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Clearly a milestone for someone as passionate and perfectionist as <b><a href="https://twitter.com/Aliingle" target="_blank">Ali</a></b> (who sees himself '<span style="color: #e69138;"><i>right in the middle of music</i></span>' – fully focussing on and wholeheartedly invested in the very same) '<b>Fox Muzak</b>' is the lyrical outing he has unswervingly worked on (compliments of Lockdown, giving him time to create), trusting the songs that made the cut would be '<span style="color: #e69138;"><i>the best tracks</i></span>' as he adamantly refuses to put out music just '<span style="color: #e69138;"><i>for the sake of it</i></span><b>.</b>'</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><u style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #660000;">Potential siblings</span></u><span style="color: #660000;">: </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">'</span><b style="font-family: georgia;">The Magic In The Mundane</b><span style="font-family: georgia;">' which never came to be as neither his label nor </span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://twitter.com/Aliingle" target="_blank">Ali</a></b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://twitter.com/Aliingle" target="_blank"> </a>himself have been happy with this achievable sonic adolescent back in the day <span><!--more--></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">a yet unnamed <b>follow-up album</b> '<i><span style="color: #e69138;">in the very early stages</span></i>' of writing and production – a blank page to fill, if you will <span><!--more--></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">an <b>EP</b> with Italy's finest (traditional) songs covered by <b><a href="https://twitter.com/Aliingle" target="_blank">Ali</a></b>, steeped in Mediterranan flair and gusto, most likely featuring at least one of <b><a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/25MkkfEousyfp2eyh38FUl?si=mxIMOLK4TeChDCKGwn8bQA" target="_blank">Lucio Dalla</a></b>'s songs as <b><a href="https://twitter.com/Aliingle" target="_blank">Ali</a></b> has been listening to his music in an endless loop, learning the language and marveling at the passion and presence of it<span><!--more--></span></span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="color: #660000;"><u><br /></u></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="color: #660000;"><u>Childhood & teenage years</u></span></b><span style="color: #660000;">: </span>'<b>Fox Muzak</b>' started out as a folk-fondling, synth-sparkling introvert with big ambitions and potential, and grew to be a nonchalantly upbeat and boisterously beat-driven wild child with a delightfully delicate and poetic disposition at heart – it was a '<span style="color: #e69138;"><i>natural progression</i></span>', and yet only a few would guess (or even hear) the cleverly hidden dearly candid vulnerability behind the dashing electronic extravaganza still existent</span></div><div><span style="color: #660000; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #660000; font-family: georgia;"><b><u>Future ambitions</u></b>: </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">'<b>Fox Muzak</b>' wants to feature in a video made for one of his musical tales, preferably shot in italian landscapes, with a vision conceived by various creatives; he hopes if his parent asks nicely a trusted videographer <b><a href="https://twitter.com/Aliingle" target="_blank">Ali</a></b> had written a song for (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/bornajeans/" target="_blank"><b>Tania </b>'<i>Bornajeans</i>' <b>Bornacin</b></a>, who has an album out on her own soon and whose sense for visual appeal, whose compositional style is one to be complimented) will come up with a dazzling, brisk concept for it</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #660000; font-family: georgia;"><b><u>Prominent features</u>:</b> </span></div><div><span style="color: #660000; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><ul><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">'<span style="color: #e69138;"><i>little funny sound</i></span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: #e69138;"><i>s</i></span>'
(it was <b><a href="https://twitter.com/paulaiden" target="_blank">Paul Aiden</a></b>, a singer-songwriter <b><a href="https://twitter.com/Aliingle" target="_blank">Ali</a> </b>met at a writing retreat
and whose way with words came in useful before when '<b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/4jY362iRR1nACh8H6R5Bv6?si=VlpifTy1R2yYlyDBkJy2Ww" target="_blank">Jekyll &
Hyde</a></i></b>' was written in 2012, who contributed to this very mannerism
providing an 808 beat that inspired the opening of the album's
lead-in single '</span><i><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/2RxWEH6St0iybGmti33Pev?si=H7tZ9_GgTT2g75GvB4vPuA" target="_blank">Feelingz</a></span></b></i><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">';
as for the reoccurrence of bohemian tonal gimmicks, they came from
conversational criticism <b><a href="https://twitter.com/Aliingle" target="_blank">Ali</a></b> received from his dad playing him a
song of his, presenting quaint, amusing sounds which then were
recreated and refined using his set-up of synthesizers; the very
same serving as 'go-to' source of inspiration for proemial beats
whenever <b><a href="https://twitter.com/Aliingle" target="_blank">Ali</a></b> writes songs on his own)<span><br /><br /><!--more--></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhKIwtiPwhi3xlDRAXQKk7Hx96HZcNblv_eycht5g_wzXilabkQ69R2AHBnW5kV78xaq4E_ICfZ9RadgcDmhbn0_HR1VCr6s9rrYcd6qyOGF_2ktBWCCgRxYBYnOGzT5PkOoSQtPdUkc/s558/OP1+Synthesizer+.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="556" data-original-width="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhKIwtiPwhi3xlDRAXQKk7Hx96HZcNblv_eycht5g_wzXilabkQ69R2AHBnW5kV78xaq4E_ICfZ9RadgcDmhbn0_HR1VCr6s9rrYcd6qyOGF_2ktBWCCgRxYBYnOGzT5PkOoSQtPdUkc/s320/OP1+Synthesizer+.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">a robotic and fox-esque sonic
scenery [listening back to the album created in his little flat in
London the conceptual and emotional link between the words 'fox' and
'muzak' simply stuck with <b><a href="https://twitter.com/Aliingle" target="_blank">Ali</a></b> – for they were of past and present
relevance to him: one the tonal tapestry he was absorbing at night
time nurturing, cultivating '<b>Fox Muzak</b>' with all its '<span style="color: #e69138;"><i>little weird</i></span>
(keyboard) <i><span style="color: #e69138;">sounds</span></i>', the other a '<i><span style="color: #e69138;">positive negative</span></i>', an '<i><span style="color: #e69138;">almost
insult</span></i>' his dad delivered; hence combining both '<span style="color: #e69138;"><i>made sense</i></span>' to the
singer/songwriter indeed<span><!--more--></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">an imaginary robotic prom night
band manifesting in sound for '<i><b><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/23XJzkvKMLL5Yav9szyA1L?si=7IFC2-DXSSCzE9t_SLeH_w" target="_blank">Let's Get The Band Back Together</a></b></i>'
(to those who have been following <b><a href="https://twitter.com/Aliingle" target="_blank">Ali</a></b>'s musical journey for a while
now, any robotic references shouldn't be suprising at all given his
self-proclaimed '<span style="color: #e69138;"><i>obsession</i></span>' with robots since the cradle)<span><!--more--></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">an unsual female prename used as sparking engine for a raptly valiant and confidingly yearning composition ('<b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/5BaDtXlj4r1NTsS4VjceP4?si=GVbtluy8S0We62GiW-4F_g" target="_blank">Jaspreet</a></i></b>') – challenging to write yet yielding a captivating musical return in return<span><!--more--></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">name-dropping
wisdoms par-exellence ('<i><b><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/4uNkYEi4rexNqx6CCtcx8T?si=uvii8LbsQo-bYKeMWN-sNg" target="_blank">Re Run</a></b></i><span style="background-color: white;">') by an ex-roommate and
still close companion of <b><a href="https://twitter.com/Aliingle" target="_blank">Ali</a></b>, co-host of the <b><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2SrDq5Rs0OlpdeBBFs5tbw?si=8I-j9katQS6-zecZ7VtsQA" target="_blank">Young And Miserable Podcast</a></b> <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/idanpye/" target="_blank">Daniel Pye</a></b> (who has got '<span style="color: #e69138;"><i>some fantastic songs</i></span>' coming our
way, one being '<b><i><a href="https://soundcloud.com/pochenski-band" target="_blank">How Long</a></i></b>' performed and to be published with<b> Kieran
Joyce</b> and <b>George Coleman</b> this or next year; to those interested:
it's a track by alt-rock outfit <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/pochenski_/" target="_blank">Pochenski</a></b>, rich in suspensfully lush
and sensually staggering soundscapes, garnished with sonorous guitar
finesse and soulfully soaring, tensely yearning vocal tales to swoon
over, so yes, it's worth checking on!)<span><!--more--></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">non-stop lyrical poetry spoken from '<b>Fox Muzak</b>'s point of view as he utters personal experiences and narrative remarks of his life lived through music, '<span style="color: #e69138;"><i>saying these lyrics, these lines</i></span>' in an earnest and eager fashion (at times <b><a href="https://twitter.com/Aliingle" target="_blank">Ali</a></b>, even felt prompted to '<span style="color: #e69138;"><i>really say a lot of lyrics</i></span>' in an almost liberating '<span style="color: #e69138;"><i>rappy</i></span>' kind of style, drawing from teenage memories or past relationships, for the good and the worse, trying to be '<i><span style="color: #e69138;">ambigious</span></i>' and yet candid about it still)</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><u><span style="color: #660000;"><b><br /></b></span></u></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><u><span style="color: #660000;"><b>Quirky features</b></span></u><span style="color: #660000;">: </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><ul><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">'<b>Fox Muzak</b>' is hiding behind a
mask – maybe because he doesn't want to be '<span style="color: #e69138;"><i>exposed</i></span>' to the world
and its misguiding appeal, its grim abysses despite of having '<span style="color: #e69138;"><i>big
opinions and </i></span></span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><i>thoughts</i></span>', ripe ideas
and ambitious plans [in this he resembles his 'creator', <b><a href="https://twitter.com/Aliingle" target="_blank">Ali</a></b>, who
doesn't like to go out into the world and rather focuses on making
music in his room. The very one he turned to (after <b><a href="https://twitter.com/paulaiden" target="_blank">Paul Aiden</a></b> and
him had put together drafts for </span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: georgia;">'</span><i style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/2RxWEH6St0iybGmti33Pev?si=o4GgGMkzQn-Z9WkXJr4bsA" target="_blank">Feelingz</a></span></b></i><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: georgia;">'
and '</span><i style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/0Ku7K3KoUcyGHSTKUIEmxB?si=pEW3zLGrRU2zwlCXZAEqTw" target="_blank">Til The Hands Come</a></span></b></i><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: georgia;">'), writing
'<i><span style="color: #e69138;">everything else</span></i>' that now graces the album's setlist]</span></li></ul></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglkNnvAXzVU1G7px_l5utSdxOY-SNQYvwA4cr893QLdPjcpUOdr_g_iwvH7W9HPeNPy_Nvk9MBkb2s9Z2-HNNUBMmczoqUlSS1pLrRu1U5ivCe9dGVZWtQpFOfhrgH7s0W5TQJcxWG8QA/s2048/Ali+Ingle+-+Fox+Muzak.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglkNnvAXzVU1G7px_l5utSdxOY-SNQYvwA4cr893QLdPjcpUOdr_g_iwvH7W9HPeNPy_Nvk9MBkb2s9Z2-HNNUBMmczoqUlSS1pLrRu1U5ivCe9dGVZWtQpFOfhrgH7s0W5TQJcxWG8QA/s320/Ali+Ingle+-+Fox+Muzak.jpg" /></a><span><!--more--></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">there's a cheeky smile on his furry face, a charmingly cocky attitude about '<b>Fox Muzak</b>' as he takes pride in knowing the fortunate origin of his name, one that grew from a family insult so to speak (courtesy of his <b><a href="https://twitter.com/Aliingle" target="_blank">Ali</a></b>'s dad)<span><!--more--></span></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">just like the edgy and quaint individualist he is, '<b>Fox Muzak</b>' will only socialize with digital outlets/streaming services for the time being; seeing him mingling with the physical world outside – in vinyl attire even, might happen one day though; I guess you'll have to keep an eye on this laid-back literary lone <strike><b>wolf</b></strike> fox</span></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: georgia;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: georgia;"><b><u>Fears</u></b>: </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">being binge-listened and not '<i><span style="color: #e69138;">fully taken in</span></i>' – so basically the Netflix-experience without the visual stimulation, more an auditive overflow</span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div style="color: #660000; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: justify;"><b><u>Hopes</u></b>: </div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><span style="font-family: georgia;"><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: justify;">for people to '<i><span style="color: #e69138;">sit with</span></i>' the music
featured, for them to <i><span style="color: #e69138;">'take their time and find a song they'll like</span></i>' <span><!--more--></span></div></span></li></span><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">travelling to Italy and having his music-movie-moment, designed and realized by videographer <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bornajeans/" target="_blank"><b>Tania<i> </i></b><i>'Bornajeans</i>'<b> Bornacin</b></a></span></li></ul><span style="color: #660000; font-family: georgia;"><b><u><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: georgia;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div>Achievements he is particularly proud of</u></b>: </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">the tracklist made from his personal (rejoicingly poignant) narrative, featuring the following 8 adorably witty and candidly contemplative songs </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><h2><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">#1</span></h2></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/7nrf3ln90NLKZliZQvYKMb" width="300"></iframe> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">It started with one intuitive line on <b><a href="https://twitter.com/Aliingle" target="_blank">Ali</a></b>'s mind – stimulated by adult wanderlust and steeped in teenage nostalgia mixing his very own prom night memories with timeless coming-of-age memorabilia; it was one line triggering a whimsically catchy and wistfully glamorous tonal throwback – and what a felicitious one it is. A shy and shiny act, '<b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/7nrf3ln90NLKZliZQvYKMb?si=k8x5hER2TkyXdImDx25kmw" target="_blank">Adolescence in Bloom</a></i></b>' speaks to the dreamers out there, young at heart and hungry for illusive entrancement, staging discreetly flamboyant and dapperly dreamy melodics, sounding of sweet innocence and glowing wonder with a pinch of high hopes deceived yet not forgotten. <div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h2><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">#2</span></h2><div><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Just to get this straight, if <b><a href="https://twitter.com/Aliingle" target="_blank">Ali</a></b> and the <b>Robot Prom Night Band</b> had played at the '<span style="color: #e69138;"><i>Roman Catholic prom night</i></span>' he recalls in his ode to adolescence (a period of marvellous albeit miserable lessons learnt), they would have got <i>all</i> <i>the songs right</i>, starting with this invitingly longing slow-dance number: '<b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/23XJzkvKMLL5Yav9szyA1L?si=RK3pUQ1RSXmZoeBbekPClw" target="_blank">Let's Get The Band Back Together</a></i></b>'. Blissfully ambient and melancholically indulgent, the tender retro-track cleverly combines delicate desire and ardent devotion, puts on dolce and dramatic sonic scences with flying colours. So sit back and enjoy the show.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><blockquote style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">»<span style="color: #e69138;"><i>It really set the tone for the album</i>.</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;">« </span></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;"> <b> <a href="https://twitter.com/Aliingle" target="_blank">Ali</a> </b>on '<b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/2RxWEH6St0iybGmti33Pev?si=qdzoWTAXTGKq31rzWi6nDg" target="_blank">Feelingz</a></i></b>' </span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>#3</b></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"> </span></div></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;">Up next: the
rhythmically addictive and atmopsherically arresting </span>'<b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/2RxWEH6St0iybGmti33Pev?si=qdzoWTAXTGKq31rzWi6nDg" target="_blank">Feelingz</a></i></b>', a fondly commanding composition which makes every music lover's heart leap for joy – especially the hearts of those who fancy sharp and sensual melodic diction. Whilst poetically nonchalant lyrical lines float fluently fine, the song's dreamfully picuresque tonal pulse surges in a powerfully heart-pounding still colourfully cozy fashion easy to fall for, collectively leaving the verbal and aural art-aficionadi among us in awe.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><blockquote><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></blockquote></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></span></span></p><blockquote style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">»<span style="color: #e69138;"><i>I don't think I've ever gone that personal with a song</i>.</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;">« </span></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;"> <b> <a href="https://twitter.com/Aliingle" target="_blank">Ali</a> </b>on '<b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/0Ku7K3KoUcyGHSTKUIEmxB?si=JkJUSpsHSJSBueUdTp0uQw" target="_blank">Til The Hands Come</a></i></b>' </span></p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;"></span><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>#4</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">You can tell '</span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/0Ku7K3KoUcyGHSTKUIEmxB?si=pEW3zLGrRU2zwlCXZAEqTw" target="_blank">Til The Hands Come</a></i></b><span style="font-family: georgia;">' is a personal one for </span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://twitter.com/Aliingle" target="_blank">Ali</a></b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> just by soaking in its triumphantly mournful, soulfully solemn flair and feel; a devoutly intimate dedication to his dad, who sadly passed away, the blissfully reverent title has an admirably quaint, augustly debonair vibe to it. Lost for words at first, they came to the high-minded (yet self-deprecating) wordsmith in a trustingly witty and warm way, blending ethereally glistening tonal echo and sensitive vocal presence to perfection.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>#5</b></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/5BaDtXlj4r1NTsS4VjceP4" width="300"></iframe> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Taking center stage: '<b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/5BaDtXlj4r1NTsS4VjceP4?si=GVbtluy8S0We62GiW-4F_g" target="_blank">Jaspreet</a></i></b>'. With 'her', adorably chic tonal haze and playfully gorgeous melodic grace unfold, radiating ravishingly dulcet, charmingly disarming verve hard to rein. 'Her' very spark multiplying, 'her' confident aura satisfying allows you to kiss the torture and turmoil of challenges faced, of bottoms hit goodbye for a while, gives you room instead to welcome heaven-sent harmonies, velvety uplifting beats and affectionately buoyant lyrical confessions that spur and spellbind.</div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>#6</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Spotlight on '<a href="https://www.blogger.com/#"><b><i>Grey Sky Blonde</i></b></a>'. Its demandingly darling and courteously coy appeal excites most in melodic moments vividly languorous and virtuously scenic, chivalrously spirited and museful likewise; praising electrifying and enthusing, endearingly enigmatic and lyrically elegant romance, this eloquent player is destined for the greatness any beloved storytelling gem deserves. And oh, it's so worthy of admiration and accolade.</span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">»<span style="color: #e69138;"><i>I think I dreamt the melody in me head</i>.</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;">«</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-family: georgia;"> <a href="https://twitter.com/Aliingle" target="_blank">Ali </a></b><span style="font-family: georgia;">on '</span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/4uNkYEi4rexNqx6CCtcx8T?si=j6hNaRBDS8quEV2ebG2VDQ" target="_blank">RE RUN</a></i></b><span style="font-family: georgia;">' </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>#7</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Every word 'sung-spoken' (in a smoothly slick manner), every sound reverberating (pleasingly perky and peppy in style) is like a gift that keeps on giving (in fact, the melody for it was given to<b> <a href="https://twitter.com/Aliingle" target="_blank">Ali</a> </b>in a dreamy state of mind) </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">–</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> especially </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">once you decided to cut to the fun part and have '</span><b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/4uNkYEi4rexNqx6CCtcx8T?si=j6hNaRBDS8quEV2ebG2VDQ" target="_blank">RE RUN</a></i></b><span style="font-family: georgia;">' on repeat for a spell. Charismatically quirky, vivaciously sparkling and serenely swirling, this literal, forthright melodic proposal is none to dismiss. Simply don't.</span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>#8 </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: justify;">You can escape to soundscapes pristine (and prudently written at it) by embarking on the boldly relentless and boisterously bittersweet musical journey that is '<b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/7I6rkNpK28W1fnlxz3P7rY?si=vsCUJm9uSGe0WJM039tYew" target="_blank">AUTONOMOUS</a></i></b>'. Bringing together jaunty and excitingly jubilant features, it's smartly dashing and briskly infectious tonal enthusiasm, it's feisty and shimmery euphoria in sound that clashes with self-conscious, reasoned lyrical closure to such an extent that exploring its wit and charm becomes even more of a rewarding challenge as well as a haunting pleasure. Savour it to the fullest.</div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Now, if you want to do <a href="https://twitter.com/Aliingle" target="_blank"><b>Ali</b></a> and even more so yourself a massive favour, go listen to '<b>Fox Muzak</b>' in one go, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/1dG8EWMjNKtgWFIiJzTnLq?si=gA9nm4DRTG-VrJt3PvqjAA" target="_blank">in total</a> and let him know what you think</span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: georgia;"> </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">– cause even if you hated it, he would love to know.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRxXVp6NoUdGpo_uBTHX7Uh3SJfU8KHuEISuWrnbvX8udkL5pJAe31yU-7o20XleTvgrGG6fcNcrBchyphenhyphenSmyPlF7L1UpwlzblAA7AdLpw_qu-tgpKEtz4iHQr7oj2GWVFiU_JGBPG1j6fc/s960/Ali+Ingle3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRxXVp6NoUdGpo_uBTHX7Uh3SJfU8KHuEISuWrnbvX8udkL5pJAe31yU-7o20XleTvgrGG6fcNcrBchyphenhyphenSmyPlF7L1UpwlzblAA7AdLpw_qu-tgpKEtz4iHQr7oj2GWVFiU_JGBPG1j6fc/s320/Ali+Ingle3.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Reach out to <b><a href="https://twitter.com/Aliingle" target="_blank">Ali Ingle</a></b> on </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">.. <a href="https://twitter.com/Aliingle" target="_blank">twitter</a> ...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">.. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/aliingle" target="_blank">facebook</a> ...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">.. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/aliingle/" target="_blank">instagram</a> ...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKkMG3WjxM97troi8qpvk631eEBhc6Tt5NNSAzbJjfGDrHIId5s-qPQLveJ3tjzgsQHg30HTpr_-7Xgu-hStcjWkzvRd7dVp3LS1dAqBNUCGa_18vQU5s-QOjjuTU2BeNJXh6K10TF_GE/s600/Young+And+Miserable+Podcast.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="382" data-original-width="600" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKkMG3WjxM97troi8qpvk631eEBhc6Tt5NNSAzbJjfGDrHIId5s-qPQLveJ3tjzgsQHg30HTpr_-7Xgu-hStcjWkzvRd7dVp3LS1dAqBNUCGa_18vQU5s-QOjjuTU2BeNJXh6K10TF_GE/w400-h255/Young+And+Miserable+Podcast.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Listen to '<b>Fox Muzak</b>' on <b><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/1dG8EWMjNKtgWFIiJzTnLq?si=3JruFziKRjaGtgCkayqCgQ" target="_blank">Spotify</a></b>. You can watch a live version of '<b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/7nrf3ln90NLKZliZQvYKMb?si=NuR0iL9CQ3yAPnlgdnW5cg" target="_blank">Adolescence in Bloom</a></i></b>' <i><b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tv/CHkmXCUnkAn/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank">here</a></b></i>, gain even more insight into the album's history and meaning <b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5OytPlG2ohjWeY5TJte62p?si=QiNO3ZGkSYaUzgkd4irUiw" target="_blank">here</a></i></b>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Listen to <b><a href="https://twitter.com/Aliingle" target="_blank">Ali Ingle</a></b>'s whole marvellous discography on ...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">.. <a href="https://soundcloud.com/aliingle" target="_blank">soundcloud</a> ...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">.. <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/4DUAuTuqvjZVmJafAypOrK?si=SgaPKbcFQK-GfHRzgvbyNg" target="_blank">spotify</a> ...</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div></div></div></span></div></div></div>NessiHolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319540028224536848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083861983599590874.post-74298972334214692762020-09-02T13:16:00.003+02:002020-09-07T16:03:25.526+02:00Cassette tapes & summer days - ... songs that would make the perfect summer mixtape, beyond season boundaries <p> </p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://adventuretogether.com/how-to-plan-the-perfect-summer-road-trip/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="© 2020 Adventure Together LLC." border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKzV8LbVeBIP5hT43g0HZyfaIhNfJ41IDIz9IEFfoSlo93dkLMIfZed2d2EIAj98kMlzCiOXk9JDxoZxuxDtm0zfVp8FQaBOMJ0-qrv8CV1SKLndL8ZIj51_VkLIlF5HkNV_vO074wRfA/w640-h426/Adventure+Together+Open+Road.jpg" title="© 2020 Adventure Together LLC." width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">© 2020 Adventure Together LLC </div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span></span><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">If I was a hopeless romantic, I probably would have made the most of the last couple of weeks honing the <b>perfect playlist for hot summer days </b>and <b>nights</b> preferably spent with those you have a fling or even fallen for. A brief summer romance, a long-term commitment about to prosper, <i>choose your player</i>. But I'm not really one of those devoted, raptly soaring lovebirds that summertime fosters every so often, in fact, <b>my love for music </b>is one of the only <b>constant love affair</b>s in my life, one that I </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: georgia; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">– </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">though it's frequently shared with the world </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: georgia; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">–</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> hold very private in terms of <i>how some songs make me feel</i> in <b>moments of contemplation</b> and <b>condolement</b>. So this compilation of songs can be rather read as a <b>love letter from me</b> <b>to myself</b>, for me to indulge in <b>memories sweet </b>and<b> bitter</b>, <b>fruitful </b>and <b>afflicted</b>, sent out to you still, hoping you'll find some <b>summery soul-savouring sonic sweethearts </b>among the compositions listed. Some that possibly will <b>be part of your love story</b>, too; a love felt for <b>music</b>, for <b>soulmates</b>, for <b>life</b>, a <b>tonal </b>and <b>emotional tale</b> that springs slowly, strikes roots heavily and will be <b>in full bloom</b> eventually. </span></p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Daytime</span></b></h2><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">01. <b>Sea Girls</b> - <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/0Ygr5QxHAXRKRNdObbaSjU?si=Fw-2DXtLQHqKHQ6bOX7ntQ" target="_blank">Do You Really Wanna Know?</a> </span></p><p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/804808945&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">It doesn't take much contemplation to find what makes<a href="https://twitter.com/sonicseagirls" style="font-weight: bold;"> Sea Gir</a><a href="https://twitter.com/sonicseagirls" style="font-weight: bold;">ls</a>' <b>blithely brave hymn</b> '<i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/1gSZbzpl3w3wp2Lc4sl3l8" target="_blank"><b>Do You Really Wanna Know?</b></a>'</i> such a <b>charmingly compelling summer flirt</b>: a <b>smooth tonal joyride</b> accelerating, the <b>fun-and-bravado-packed alt-pop player</b> strikes fast, champions <b>courteously cheeky nonchalance</b> and <b>cleverly coaxing euphoria </b>likewise as it takes your mind off of lowering struggles and reminds you to live in, to make the most out of the (melodic) moment present. With <b>blissfully buoyant rhythms</b> and <b>feisty sonic glow</b>, it's the <b>perfect musical getaway</b> for everyone who wants to feel young and 'unwritten', adventurous and (care-)free for just a little while longer still. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJAeZWn8oj15PiWbWAJdtPyl0n9uiuhqNFr3RTyJodFdMkjapBJA7ZO32CZI1Dhqb-dbTwmFTwUYgmKYlM9mjy7hyqG5qMLVEdADduJcWOoPVJLZpkcIC7_q1NgIl0-0i5K1OBTpXFcA/s590/Sea+Girls.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="587" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJAeZWn8oj15PiWbWAJdtPyl0n9uiuhqNFr3RTyJodFdMkjapBJA7ZO32CZI1Dhqb-dbTwmFTwUYgmKYlM9mjy7hyqG5qMLVEdADduJcWOoPVJLZpkcIC7_q1NgIl0-0i5K1OBTpXFcA/w318-h320/Sea+Girls.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Reach out & listen to<b> <a href="https://twitter.com/sonicseagirls" target="_blank">Sea Girls</a> </b>on ..</span></p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">.. <a href="https://twitter.com/sonicseagirls" target="_blank">twitter</a> ...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">.. <a href="https://de-de.facebook.com/sonicseagirls" target="_blank">facebook</a> ...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">.. their <a href="https://www.seagirls.net/" target="_blank">official website </a>...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">.. <a href="https://soundcloud.com/sonicseagirls" target="_blank">soundcloud</a> ...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">You can listen to <b><a href="https://twitter.com/sonicseagirls" target="_blank">Sea Girls</a> </b>stunning <b>debut album</b> '<b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/65YsNAuX9dJ7fVIKicT0d1" target="_blank">Open Up Your Head</a></i></b>' <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/45FqwUG4hTT6d39r2HUsUe" target="_blank"><b><i>here</i></b> </a>and secure tickets for their <b>2021 UK tour</b> from Friday onwards <b><i><a href="https://www.seagirls.net/uk-tour" target="_blank">here</a></i></b>. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">02. <b>Little Brother Eli </b>- <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/2TbNASVnTNuMItoPwvqigY?si=3g1aZE4_R-mTgCF_wZpI5Q" target="_blank">Perfect</a></span></p><p div="" style="text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qQFd2J1D6vk" width="480"></iframe></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Picture a drop of stone-cold water vaporizing on a heated plate, bear that image in mind and then press play on '<i><b><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/2TbNASVnTNuMItoPwvqigY?si=yWM3YLrMSXaREyBscCkXaQ" target="_blank">Perfect</a></b></i>'; it's the <b>same level of steamy </b>and <b>luscious sensation</b> that this pristine <b>disco-pop-rock hybrid</b> elicits. Steeped in <b>spicy</b>, <b>sweet melodic flair</b>, cladded in <b>smart</b> and <b>chic </b>tonal attire, <b><a href="https://twitter.com/littlebroeli" target="_blank">Little Brother Eli</a></b>'s latest customized compositon is the <i>perfect fit for you</i>: <b>glamorously galant</b>, <b>groove-laden instrumental layers</b> and <b>attractively fervent</b>, <b>foxy synth-swagger</b> flirt with <b>suspense-packed</b>, <b>soulfully august vocalism</b> in a way you can't help but be smitten with. And why shouldn't you?</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPaPKTUmRDMG7UfmhjGiW06IqrkOUGW7eq48vXVUW0E_69gG8zleXmzXrs3Tk8S2G3XdTsGRywxf9evUeg1IdwuOLQUtCOkNOtJX7kTkLwzlltxcXjAryktrFJkq-UjJQqJQWbhzTQyRk/s960/Little+Brother+Eli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPaPKTUmRDMG7UfmhjGiW06IqrkOUGW7eq48vXVUW0E_69gG8zleXmzXrs3Tk8S2G3XdTsGRywxf9evUeg1IdwuOLQUtCOkNOtJX7kTkLwzlltxcXjAryktrFJkq-UjJQqJQWbhzTQyRk/w320-h320/Little+Brother+Eli.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Reach out & listen to <b><a href="https://twitter.com/littlebroeli" target="_blank">Little Brother Eli</a></b> on ..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">.. <a href="https://twitter.com/littlebroeli" target="_blank">twitter</a> ...</div><div style="text-align: center;">.. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LittleBrotherEli/" target="_blank">facebook</a> ...</div><div style="text-align: center;">.. their <a href="https://littlebrothereli.com/" target="_blank">official website</a> ...</div><div style="text-align: center;">.. <a href="https://soundcloud.com/littlebrothereli" target="_blank">soundcloud</a> ...</div></span><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">03. <b>Beth Keeping</b> - <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/1yYkcixDM2jGOWCPMProKm?si=Og-Jkh2cQU-KILC_Rdp_sw" target="_blank">Cool Kids</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/818821198&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Think <b>hip</b>, <b>gorgeous</b> <b>tune</b> with a <b>didactic</b>, <b>darling</b> <b>message</b> and you'll end up humming <b><a href="https://twitter.com/bethkeeping" target="_blank">Beth Keeping</a></b>'s<b> peppy sweetheart</b> '<b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/66ffRFDvXXKe65Im2wgoWL?si=cSUWUFA8Th2wQ4OdX-N7cg" target="_blank">Cool Kids</a></i></b>' <i>all day long</i>: it's her <b>dulcet</b>, <b>warmly golden voice</b> that effortlessly soars above <b>dynamically glistening melodies </b>and <b>gloriously pulsing beats</b>, it's <b>catchy hooks</b> and <b>clever lines</b> (some proudly picking up on previous singles) which make this release such a <b>rousing </b>and <b>relevant</b> one; relying on both, the london-based songstress doesn't look back bitterly at highschool days, but moves forward stronger, after giving up on teenage payback, choosing to <i>get even</i> instead <b>in an adult and admittedly very powerful and infectious way</b>. In doing so <b>she</b> comes out of past bullying as the <b>sophisticated</b>, <b>her song</b> as the <b>splendidly</b> <b>sharp-witted winner</b> she/it is, one with <b>heart</b> and the <b>right sentiment </b><i>all along</i>. And that sure means a lot to many. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdZHTWWk-aKfMbn1itfd70GxlGOuQlZVZfUyim2fKW6aw9Ah9uJGUv487mmwUK2kUdfTMcrNq7awkawnPtimRChTBC2OSbAUJZeIuWvhSSTAJQ-E95anlf3Np5BPBm__rGAFy-rqBKL0/s960/Beth+Keeping.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="960" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdZHTWWk-aKfMbn1itfd70GxlGOuQlZVZfUyim2fKW6aw9Ah9uJGUv487mmwUK2kUdfTMcrNq7awkawnPtimRChTBC2OSbAUJZeIuWvhSSTAJQ-E95anlf3Np5BPBm__rGAFy-rqBKL0/w320-h213/Beth+Keeping.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Reach out & listen to <b><a href="https://twitter.com/bethkeeping" target="_blank">Beth Keeping</a></b> on ..</span></p><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;">.. <a href="https://twitter.com/bethkeeping" target="_blank">twitter</a> ...</div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;">.. <a href="http://facebook.com/bethkeeping" target="_blank">facebook</a> ...</div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;">.. her <a href="https://www.bethkeeping.com/" target="_blank">official website</a> ...</div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;">.. <a href="https://soundcloud.com/bethkeeping" target="_blank">soundcloud</a> ...</div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">04. <b>Phil Good</b> - <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/7imMaU3xinJn9QQITBDMwQ?si=6crV8D2nTimZPI8b0zcfvA" target="_blank">Living With No One</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JN-ZHiKtRF4" width="480"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">'<i>It's just me, myself and all my emotions</i>' <span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">–</span> this <b>poignant confession</b> <i>alone </i>(in times of isolation and social distancing even more so) must kindle empathy, liking aplenty already. Love, however, will come with <b>hypnotically swirling</b> and <b>excitingly languorous sonic vibes </b>introduced<i> at a slow pace</i>, the longing to have '<i><b><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/5gHROmuNXouB226HqF5HKc" target="_blank">Living With No One</a></b></i>' on repeat will ultimately, inevitably rise whilst <b><a href="https://twitter.com/philgoodsmusic" target="_blank">Phil Good</a></b>'s explicit <b>velvety vocals</b> carry you away on <b>melodiously misty</b> and <b>playfully mellow waves of sound</b>, luxuriantly staged and ludically shaped to perfection. It's a <b>discreetly light-hearted </b>and <b>lush musical journey </b>ahead, one definitely worth taking (time and again!). </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_6_8848JLkhOc7LEsuSrH6DKsxXdvOoE_I7SvFvxGrEY13ss8lU7WN43xmrlV0MnRVRTTvg9bMrG5GcFpe1HlRVMwGOK1WGczi4IzyhbrwG-y9XeXvBIeMK1t1XEUQMsxcHqDYDhK_4/s700/Phil+Good.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_6_8848JLkhOc7LEsuSrH6DKsxXdvOoE_I7SvFvxGrEY13ss8lU7WN43xmrlV0MnRVRTTvg9bMrG5GcFpe1HlRVMwGOK1WGczi4IzyhbrwG-y9XeXvBIeMK1t1XEUQMsxcHqDYDhK_4/w320-h320/Phil+Good.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Reach out & listen to <b><a href="https://twitter.com/philgoodsmusic" target="_blank">Phil Good</a></b> on ..</span></span></p><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;">.. <a href="https://twitter.com/philgoodsmusic" target="_blank">twitter</a> ...</div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;">.. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/philgoodsmusic/" target="_blank">facebook</a> ...</div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;">.. his <a href="https://www.philgoodsmusic.com/" target="_blank">official website</a> ...</div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;">.. <a href="https://soundcloud.com/philgoodsmusic" target="_blank">soundcloud</a> ...</div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;">For educating yourself about <b>BLM</b>, the <b>Palestinian crisis</b> and <b>Homelessness in America</b>, <b><a href="https://twitter.com/philgoodsmusic" target="_blank">Phil Good</a></b> provides helpful resources <b><i><a href="https://www.philgoodsmusic.com/resources/" target="_blank">here</a></i></b>. </div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">05. <b>Sobi </b>- <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/2lV7Nj0CR95wfjyVwbDqPI?si=SV2x0wNxTQ6Z8Pq_fV_w_A" target="_blank">Pull It Together</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/647905116&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Though feelings that '<i>come and go in waves</i>' are something we all are familiar with (and not just from <b>haunting personal experience</b> but also from a plethora of songs using this phrase with great pleasure), <b><a href="https://twitter.com/sobimusic" target="_blank">Sobi</a></b>'s take on it is one to <i>hold dear</i> and to not let go precipitantly: '<b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/2lV7Nj0CR95wfjyVwbDqPI?si=ovHs6Pv5TjGu9qqOUyPC-A" target="_blank">Pull It Together</a></i></b>', <b>beautifully honest </b>and <b>elegantly enthralling</b> in total, benefits from <b>Sobi</b>'s <b>sentimentally sumptuous</b> and <b>brightly inviting vocal tone</b> which falls pleasingly into line with a <b>delicately opulent </b>and <b>harmoniously surging soundscape </b>ought to be explored; it's one that cherishes <b>spellbinding </b>and <b>stirring</b>, <b>sweeping</b> and <b>sonorous songsmithery</b> in equal measure, one that leaves room for <b>dramatically drifting</b> and <b>ethereally gleaming features</b> to <i>rise and ease in terms</i>, to ultimately melt into <b>prosperous</b>, <b>passionate tonal unity</b> with an <b>emotionally empowering</b>, <b>heavenly heartening narrative disclosure</b> at a stride. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">A glowingly debonair cheer for trusting yourself and <b>overcoming obstacles with dignity</b> and<b> grace</b>, '<i><b><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/2lV7Nj0CR95wfjyVwbDqPI?si=ovHs6Pv5TjGu9qqOUyPC-A">Pull It Together</a></b></i>' thrives as a <b>pensive </b>and <b>vibrant gem</b>, grandly effulgent by its own efforts. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5HjtSYwfpIDg4jZQAPVVOGoZT_-UxpzbO_yxbks40II34NdFhMCWxZRhsaBVPsp4MieMKGhrS1_Npv7fBLzp4NpmMwS4IsCVgslfpSrdsmI_4SgO1CTPMvyZD0FbLI6bGH-VRp6ESgLo/s640/Sobi+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5HjtSYwfpIDg4jZQAPVVOGoZT_-UxpzbO_yxbks40II34NdFhMCWxZRhsaBVPsp4MieMKGhrS1_Npv7fBLzp4NpmMwS4IsCVgslfpSrdsmI_4SgO1CTPMvyZD0FbLI6bGH-VRp6ESgLo/w320-h320/Sobi+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: start;">Reach out & listen to <b><a href="https://twitter.com/sobimusic" target="_blank">Sobi</a></b> on ..</span></p><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;">.. <a href="https://twitter.com/sobimusic" target="_blank">twitter</a> ...</div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;">.. <a href="https://de-de.facebook.com/sobimusic/" target="_blank">facebook</a> ...</div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;">.. <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-380859591" target="_blank">soundcloud</a> ...</div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Watch <b><a href="https://twitter.com/sobimusic" target="_blank">Sobi</a></b>'s <b>atmospherically engaging</b> and <b>beautifully candid music video</b> for '<b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/2lV7Nj0CR95wfjyVwbDqPI?si=ovHs6Pv5TjGu9qqOUyPC-A" target="_blank">Pull It Together</a></i></b>' <b><i><a href="https://youtu.be/Agpp7TF6TQc" target="_blank">here</a></i></b>. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Nighttime </span></b></h2><div><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">06. <b>Conor McAuley</b> - <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/1c7kIPLLZImrHSgfNu6hFh?si=AHp-UsC7QS2exGYFelRWsg" target="_blank">Step 5 (Acceptance)</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/664820219&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Not step by step, by storm, in fact, it is that <b><a href="https://twitter.com/conormc_music" target="_blank">Conor McAuley</a></b>'s <b>cathartic</b> and <b>captivating musical outing</b> wins its audience over: sure, <b>tearfully gracious heartache </b>is written all over '<b><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/1c7kIPLLZImrHSgfNu6hFh?si=dxJJoBN0TrKijHnIJHvEgA"><i>Step 5 </i>(<i>Acceptance</i>)</a></b>', the <i>focus</i>, however, is <i>brilliantly laid</i> on <b>lavish</b>, <b>wholesome tonal valour</b> when <b>wistfully soothing</b>, <b>fondly solemn harmonies</b> and <b>briskly uplifting</b>, <b>auspiciously fair melodies</b> collide. A surge of emotion overwhelming and yet gentle paves the way at it for <b><a href="https://twitter.com/conormc_music" target="_blank">Conor</a></b>'s <b>devoted</b> and <b>heartfelt vocal delivery</b> to seal the deal and make his pain ours, a fortiori his (desire for) blest salvation and closure, too. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmibVPAxm4uW-UBWgPAzwXNjKPoWj_fai9GMGpJSwMTENTMKRY7tQD4Tq8YQhUJgImrIUAZRr8Y-15v_G5VoLpKv6IKY7HJtU0jIGo_q90w0bPsB4KatbyfEeoieDawysXxIAU3-H_UK4/s498/Conor+McAuley.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="494" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmibVPAxm4uW-UBWgPAzwXNjKPoWj_fai9GMGpJSwMTENTMKRY7tQD4Tq8YQhUJgImrIUAZRr8Y-15v_G5VoLpKv6IKY7HJtU0jIGo_q90w0bPsB4KatbyfEeoieDawysXxIAU3-H_UK4/w317-h320/Conor+McAuley.jpg" width="317" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: start;">Reach out & listen to <b><a href="https://twitter.com/conormc_music" target="_blank">Conor McAuley</a></b> on ..</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: georgia;">.. <a href="https://twitter.com/conormc_music" target="_blank">twitter</a> ...</div><div style="font-family: georgia;">.. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/conormcauleymusic/" target="_blank">facebook</a> ...</div><div style="font-family: georgia;">.. <a href="https://soundcloud.com/conor_mcauley" target="_blank">soundcloud</a> ...</div><div style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></div></div><p style="text-align: left;">0<span style="font-family: georgia;">
7. <b>Simeon Hammond Dallas </b>- <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/4BbE6gVaSh0M26EwHWtRiB?si=kAYZv9ycRnifXe8LaA1d4g" target="_blank">Eat </a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/805186573&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: justify;">'<i>With great power comes great responsibility</i>' <span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">–</span> and this 'pint-sized powerhouse' (you'll see that <b><a href="https://twitter.com/shammonddallas" target="_blank">Simeon</a></b>'s got pipes and soul in stock) takes her responsibilty to woo and dazzle very seriously indeed. As you are taken in by an <b>alluringly affectionate</b> and <b>entrancingly earnest tale</b>, it's the <b>cozily rhythmic</b>, <b>elysian aura</b>, the <b>flamboyant</b> and <b>fairytale</b>, <b>indulgent </b>and <b>urgent melodic appeal</b> of '<i><b><a href="https://soundcloud.com/simeonhammonddallas/eat">Eat</a></b></i>' that <i>haunts</i> and <i>charms</i> with intent and intensity abundant. The <b>gracefully vulnerable</b>, <b>soul-stirring vocal performance</b> of the spirited <b><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/spiritual-bar-keep-the-music-alive?utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet" target="_blank">Spiritual Bar</a></b> regular, the <b>dreamfully divine aesthetics </b>of her most recent tonal avowal will leave you craving for more. Luckily, now that '<b><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/58scYSTuMgszBAztehXWRl" target="_blank">August</a></b>' is over the wait for her next musical chapter is too. So simply savour overindulgence for once and enjoy '<i><a href="https://soundcloud.com/simeonhammonddallas/eat"><b>Eat</b></a></i>' and '<a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/58scYSTuMgszBAztehXWRl" target="_blank"><b><i>August </i>(<i>A Clever Man</i>)</b></a>' alternate, both being deliciously souly and splendid tonal treats altogether.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZMAdcCLa-JOPr7qkS98zFshKgSgkJWHU1S0ojgCYNfFAglXv94lh7QxAWl5F1Py1Y_gcdADUhKpu2JN3XB76S0nDroeCxom32ukjhdrshMC2S0LQVzMb8f95WdvNuRB81A2vMyAe53Q/s720/Simeon+Hammond+Dallas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZMAdcCLa-JOPr7qkS98zFshKgSgkJWHU1S0ojgCYNfFAglXv94lh7QxAWl5F1Py1Y_gcdADUhKpu2JN3XB76S0nDroeCxom32ukjhdrshMC2S0LQVzMb8f95WdvNuRB81A2vMyAe53Q/w320-h320/Simeon+Hammond+Dallas.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: start;">Reach out & listen to <b><a href="https://twitter.com/shammonddallas" target="_blank">Simeon Hammond Dallas</a> </b>on ..</span></p><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;">.. <a href="https://twitter.com/shammonddallas" target="_blank">twitter</a> ...</div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;">.. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/simeonhammonddallas" target="_blank">facebook</a> ...</div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;">.. <a href="https://soundcloud.com/simeonhammonddallas" target="_blank">soundcloud</a> ...</div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;">.. <a href="https://simeonhammonddallas.bandcamp.com/music" target="_blank">bandcamp</a> ...</div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">08. <b>Charlotte Campbell</b> - <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/0gWc3CBUjyO7MQ1WxWrW3D?si=x3L6ViGqTsS-Bp4BH8lnLQ" target="_blank">Sparkle</a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/347935228&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The <b>comfort</b> and the <b>calm</b> that comes with <b><a href="https://twitter.com/ccampbellmusic" target="_blank">Charlotte Campbell</a></b>'s <b>expressively endearing</b> <b>voice </b>sending out a message of <b>unconditional self-love</b> and <b>empowering self-care</b>, is both healing and heartrendingly fullfilling. It's a message you'll readily receive and endorse for its <b>dearly genuine</b> and <i>delectably wrapped</i> in an <b>euphoniously ornate</b> and <b>delightfully dolce</b> <i>musical mantle</i>, one for you to grow into and grow fond of a little more with each fitting, as you begin to feel that '<b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/0gWc3CBUjyO7MQ1WxWrW3D?si=2X0iP0P1TSS6r9n3L_vU5w">Sparkle</a></i></b>' evokes <b>cordial affection</b> and <b>desired approval </b><i>deep within</i>, lovingly and long-term. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHsdY64TUNhdEeqTlnRa9G3GvxBxDBTmYp_5FsyP9FMdWUAGavGHTrlosKU3EfJApckaptZ6Ia8wJabMEfxXELh2Alb_37yTiaCiP4mrvms_IutWAGmT4mU9D_obY4PaS-YetReNlHmE/s497/Charlotte+Campbell.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="497" data-original-width="497" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHsdY64TUNhdEeqTlnRa9G3GvxBxDBTmYp_5FsyP9FMdWUAGavGHTrlosKU3EfJApckaptZ6Ia8wJabMEfxXELh2Alb_37yTiaCiP4mrvms_IutWAGmT4mU9D_obY4PaS-YetReNlHmE/w320-h320/Charlotte+Campbell.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: start;">Reach out & listen to <b><a href="https://twitter.com/ccampbellmusic" target="_blank">Charlotte Campbell</a> </b>on ..</span></p><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;">.. <a href="https://twitter.com/ccampbellmusic" target="_blank">twitter</a> ...</div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;">.. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ccampbellmusic" target="_blank">facebook</a> ...</div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;">.. her <a href="https://www.charlottecampbell.co.uk/" target="_blank">official website</a> ...</div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;">.. <a href="https://soundcloud.com/ccampbellmusic" target="_blank">soundcloud</a> ...</div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;">.. <a href="https://charlottecampbell.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">bandcamp </a>...</div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: start;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">09. <b>Tom Speight</b> - <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/13Pcs0zV0w0mFUPKp5UqIV?si=0y1UC2J-RIq5hMYv3UCVFQ" target="_blank">Honey </a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2dCBKnG8F_Q" width="459"></iframe></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: justify;">A <b>tastefully nostalgic pop tune</b>, <b><a href="https://twitter.com/TomSpeightMusic" target="_blank">Tom Speight</a></b>'s musical melodram '<b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/13Pcs0zV0w0mFUPKp5UqIV?si=vchmCLtDSVm6g4CRz5pNDw ">Honey</a></i></b>' enchants with <b>emotionally engrossing spheres of sound</b>, <b>longing </b>and <b>lingering</b> <i>at once </i>and at core. <b>Soft</b>, <b>sensitive notes</b> struck herald a lover's triumph, praised in a <b>hauntingly jubilant </b>yet amorously afflicting diction; <b>harmoniously tender </b>and <b>mellifluously melting melodic charisma mirrored</b> captivates and caresses due to <b>lasting devotion</b> and <b>caring desire</b>. <b>Bittersweet</b> and <b>beautiful</b>, it's a cautious musical affair you will keep coming back to. Deliberately. Dedicatedly. And <i>with eager anticipation</i> every single time.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><p></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYhyphenhyphenML8uVShWU0no9OAi9CSZZk2NHhUwZEQ9Mk78_WqxW_7Ichd3kc9yvp6ydr7qMJmGyhlVMj8SSRNMBe1o4braQc9cPy7qv4aJKcdLewkkbyQmY21miD5_XFW2EbeGT9N8UQUIdKao/s960/Tom+Speight+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYhyphenhyphenML8uVShWU0no9OAi9CSZZk2NHhUwZEQ9Mk78_WqxW_7Ichd3kc9yvp6ydr7qMJmGyhlVMj8SSRNMBe1o4braQc9cPy7qv4aJKcdLewkkbyQmY21miD5_XFW2EbeGT9N8UQUIdKao/w320-h320/Tom+Speight+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Reach out & listen to <b><a href="https://twitter.com/TomSpeightMusic" target="_blank">Tom Speight</a></b> on ..</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: georgia;">.. <a href="https://twitter.com/TomSpeightMusic" target="_blank">twitter</a> ...</div><div style="font-family: georgia;">.. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TomSpeightMusic/" target="_blank">facebook</a> ...</div><div style="font-family: georgia;">.. his <a href="https://www.tomspeightmusic.com/" target="_blank">official website</a> ...</div><div style="font-family: georgia;">.. <a href="https://soundcloud.com/tomspeightmusic" target="_blank">soundcloud</a> ...</div><div style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">10. <b>Dom Major</b> - <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/4r5bYPYwU3ynO8ehDATwTa?si=CNUWO0BKTZ-fWwCCZFmp2Q" target="_blank">Both Burn Bright</a> </span></p><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=4161021527/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=e99708/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;"><a href="http://dommajor.bandcamp.com/track/both-burn-bright">Both Burn Bright by Dom Major</a></iframe> </span></p><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Mancunian bard <b><a href="https://twitter.com/DomMajor" target="_blank">Dom Major</a> </b>shares a <b>temptingly shiny</b> and <b>hazardously consumptive story </b>with us once more, <b>intimate</b> and <b>intensely flaring</b>, <b>impulsive</b> and <b>introvert</b>; when '<a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/4QJwoJ4XHYjvO1yqyNLLbo?si=g_PmD_oMSZSpcaQ2rToCPw"><i><b>Both Burn Bright</b></i></a>' lights up in all its musical (albeit reservedly low-key) magnificence, it is with raptly <b>dreamy reverb</b> and <b>ambient momentum</b>, with whimsical gravity and mild, stimulantly shimmery excitement. Melodiously empyrean and rhythmically energetic, it lays out a <b>quaint</b> yet <b>ravishingly pungent</b> <b>scenery</b> of <b>firm</b>, <b>fearless reflection </b>and <b>clear</b>, <b>constructive vision</b> for everyone poised to embrace it, for everyone valiant enough to follow along without remorse. </span></p><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8_hqHqFqpFgyjb-dguw8JsB5ZCW2vHrldwB9cidCZ2QOOztrmTb2ztseaLBuz_YsymzGHuxkmLC7T2jXYW934nBNXpGTuS5MOpFQlDwiwDTeah7DXYudwyfhHrbrw-iTCyFM1oJOMe0/s960/Dom+Major.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8_hqHqFqpFgyjb-dguw8JsB5ZCW2vHrldwB9cidCZ2QOOztrmTb2ztseaLBuz_YsymzGHuxkmLC7T2jXYW934nBNXpGTuS5MOpFQlDwiwDTeah7DXYudwyfhHrbrw-iTCyFM1oJOMe0/w320-h320/Dom+Major.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">Reach out & listen to <b><a href="https://twitter.com/DomMajor" target="_blank">Dom Major</a></b> on ..</span></p><div style="text-align: center;">.. <a href="https://twitter.com/DomMajor" target="_blank">twitter</a> ...</div><div style="text-align: center;">.. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DomMajor/" target="_blank">facebook </a>...</div><div style="text-align: center;">.. his <a href="https://dommajor.com/" target="_blank">official website</a> ...</div><div style="text-align: center;">.. <a href="https://soundcloud.com/dom-major-1" target="_blank">soundcloud</a> ...</div><div style="text-align: center;">.. <a href="https://dommajor.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">bandcamp</a> ...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Don't miss out on listening to the <b><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/2EznDSXKMCm9KgZg0C4ZOy?si=5lVVS3syQvqmjDWX6RyaEg" target="_blank">acoustic version</a></b> of '<b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/4r5bYPYwU3ynO8ehDATwTa?si=CNUWO0BKTZ-fWwCCZFmp2Q" target="_blank">Both Burn Bright</a></i></b>'</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><p></p>NessiHolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319540028224536848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083861983599590874.post-19499291860899222742020-08-14T13:59:00.006+02:002020-08-14T13:59:51.020+02:00Single Spotlight: Robbie Cavanagh - Feeding Time. A song to feed your mind and soul, warmly blissful and stirringly darling on delivery<p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil0aSq83xAIaOSUTLWdm0QGQFY-cN3KGJB8Y7FpHf6OG7_9KW3WAtfeKbkdgfdRMZSt1xDNbSPvwfa0c_t-0uVDV_d0P3boCdffjezgMDc_9zjIPZM2mGcM0p6_tPcIUCvlIZ7kjWTXro/s587/Robbie+Cavanagh+-+Feeding+Time.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="587" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil0aSq83xAIaOSUTLWdm0QGQFY-cN3KGJB8Y7FpHf6OG7_9KW3WAtfeKbkdgfdRMZSt1xDNbSPvwfa0c_t-0uVDV_d0P3boCdffjezgMDc_9zjIPZM2mGcM0p6_tPcIUCvlIZ7kjWTXro/w376-h349/Robbie+Cavanagh+-+Feeding+Time.jpg" title="photo courtesy of Dan Wiebe Photography" width="376" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">photo courtesy of <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/danwiebephotography/">Dan Wiebe Photgraphy</a></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">With uncountable<b> updates</b> on the world's </span><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">–</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> morally, economically, politically </span><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">–</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> decline filling your <b>social media feeds</b> these days, with lots of time at your hand for <b>projects </b>you<i> finally </i>set out to <b>engage in</b> as everything seems to have <b>slowed down</b> or with less of the very same due to your essential <b>role in keeping society</b>'s <b>clockwork running</b>, many of us are contemplating about<b> vital questions </b>and <b>current affairs</b>, many of us find themselves <b>worried about what the future holds</b> for them individually and as part of the communities they have helped to ground and shape. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">In these times of t</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">urmoil and tension, at the verge of potential new beginnings, so to speak, <b>Manchester based singer/songwriter <a href="https://twitter.com/robbiecavanagh">Robbie Cavanagh</a> </b>embarks on a <b>personal journey</b> of his own, painting a <b>languorously pleasing</b> and <b>harmoniously surging tonal picture</b> of </span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>romantazised </b></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>reclusion</b> and <b>fruitful rumination</b>, of <b>pensive stillness</b> and promising awakening, of <b>dreamish prospects</b> and strident neighbourly gatherings. Brimful of <b>scenic Americana soul </b>as well as of <b>cozy melodic warmth</b>, '<b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/5N2UYYn4rkaXPLJWDEGPfU?si=B6IIFWgHQ5emOs8vYWnWyQ" target="_blank">Feeding Time</a></i></b>' is a <b>storytelling diamond </b>in the rough, <b>delicate</b> and <b>modest </b>in sonic scope, <b>blissfully longing</b> and <b>luringly reflective</b> in both sound and narration. It's this <b>laid-back </b><i>but</i> <b>refined creative flair</b> that makes the song the <b>perfect companion</b> for days spent in solitude, for quiet moments and sunset car rides (or balcony/garden sessions whilst watching the sun rise despite all the uproar and uncertainty in our lives right now). </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Many opportunities here for you, as you can see, to <b>feed your soul with</b> '<b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/5N2UYYn4rkaXPLJWDEGPfU?si=B6IIFWgHQ5emOs8vYWnWyQ" target="_blank">Feeding Time</a></i></b>'; so don't miss any and indulge in an <b>atmospherically serene</b> and <b>sweetly floating tonal tale</b> unfolding. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFv-EuVZnDwTgRJJO3NmdUOjDMGWEslFfO8DmMW6xML6YfBsxYBJaw9gJNRX4KnpzeLlPmw41JRUM-cp6UCImdnrfiklWh7sFFUB2XJiQz5GLlx-5WcMp3orECHNGnmeZruC9xP273MW0/s597/Robbie+Cavanagh.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="597" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFv-EuVZnDwTgRJJO3NmdUOjDMGWEslFfO8DmMW6xML6YfBsxYBJaw9gJNRX4KnpzeLlPmw41JRUM-cp6UCImdnrfiklWh7sFFUB2XJiQz5GLlx-5WcMp3orECHNGnmeZruC9xP273MW0/s0/Robbie+Cavanagh.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">photo courtesy of </span><b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/danwiebephotography/">Dan Wiebe Photography</a></b> </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Reach out & listen to <b><a href="https://twitter.com/robbiecavanagh">Robbie Cavanagh</a></b> on ...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">.. <a href="https://twitter.com/robbiecavanagh">twitter</a> ...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">.. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/robbiecavanaghmusic/">facebook</a> ... </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">.. his <a href="https://www.robbiecavanagh.co.uk/">official website</a> ...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">.. <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/2aSvubvDZbff4J9jYbQj5k?si=nqUfgoF7SYyzVhbVJhJ3uA">spotify</a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> ...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">Go ahead and add '</span><b style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/5N2UYYn4rkaXPLJWDEGPfU?si=B6IIFWgHQ5emOs8vYWnWyQ">Feeding Time</a></i></b><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">' to one of </span><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">your </span><b style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/2aSvubvDZbff4J9jYbQj5k?si=nqUfgoF7SYyzVhbVJhJ3uA">spotify</a></b><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> playlists (it's </span><i style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><u>highly recommended</u></i><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> as the song is an absolute </span><b style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">aural </b><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">and</span><b style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> narrative beaut</b><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">).</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Keeping up with <b>Cavanagh </b>and <b>his musical journey</b> is easy when you follow him on <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/passthemanual/">Instagram</a></b>. You'll be the first to be informed about <b>live streams</b>, <b>concerts</b>, <b>new releases</b> and <b>giveaways</b> here. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>NessiHolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319540028224536848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083861983599590874.post-55696825814474036812020-06-08T07:43:00.002+02:002020-06-08T07:58:02.424+02:00carpe carmina celebrates (feat. Officer) <br /><div><font face="georgia" size="4"><br /></font></div><div><font face="georgia" size="4"><br /></font></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZFialR6Dr-1EmmuqUzyLXcJ05tLtNXcRpeRUKkm2de2chRpIVvCqrS-8ooZe9QAt-4mpFpXkj6H3RMpN2gtQBpPuiMPWpbfOZnkSNgFYIJQ4N1CjYB_Eqce95sZPXhC4Na-38EqDtkGw/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1967" data-original-width="2500" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZFialR6Dr-1EmmuqUzyLXcJ05tLtNXcRpeRUKkm2de2chRpIVvCqrS-8ooZe9QAt-4mpFpXkj6H3RMpN2gtQBpPuiMPWpbfOZnkSNgFYIJQ4N1CjYB_Eqce95sZPXhC4Na-38EqDtkGw/w400-h315/Carpe+Carmina+Celebrates2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="4"><font face="georgia">»</font><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><b>Change we fled from tracked me down like a loyal hound</b></i> ...</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">«</span></font></div><div><font face="georgia" size="4"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font face="georgia" size="2"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><font size="2">Change, <i>most often</i>, is inevitable; some things, however, <b>will never change</b>. <b><i>Carpe carmina</i></b>, for instance, will <i>always</i> be <b>a place for finding music </b>in its <i>most</i> vulnerable and honest, in its <i>most</i> diverse and poignantly pensive form. And that sure is <i>nothing to run from</i>, it's something <b><i>to turn to</i></b> instead, to fully embrace and engage with. </font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><font size="2"><br /></font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font size="2"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Its <b><i>essence</i></b> </span></font><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">‒</span><font size="2"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> words and tones, emotions and musings </span></font><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">‒</span><font size="2"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> is </span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>haunting</b>, without any doubt, and it invites you to stay ... to stay devoted to <b>a cause</b> that is <b>noble</b> and <b>worthwhile</b>: spreading an <b>universal message</b>, a <b>message of love </b>and<b> understanding</b>, of sometimes <i>challenging truth</i> but of <i>comforting persistance</i>, too ‒ one that can be found in music, purely, and at any time you wish to draw from it.</span></font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><font size="2"><br /></font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><font size="2">For <b><i>carpe carmina</i></b>'s <b><font color="#b51200">7th anniversary</font></b> change is coming as well. In lieu of focusing what defines <i>the present</i>, we take a look back at what lies in <i>the past</i> and bring you both <b>something old</b> and <b>something new</b>: <u><b>two performances from <a href="https://twitter.com/Iam_Officer">one artist</a></b></u> only, two songs in transition, from different but aligning eras, being in total (<b>stylistic</b> and <b>sonic</b>) <b>harmony</b> still.</font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><font size="2"><br /></font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font size="2"><span style="font-family: georgia;">So here's to <b>outlasting musical magic</b> to unfold, here's to </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">an <b>appealing</b> yet <b>audacious musical voyage</b> to continue. This is for</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> you loyal lot, sticking around for <b>the sound of a moment</b> to come back to <i>time and again</i>. </span></font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><font size="2"><br /></font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><font size="2">Here's to <i style="font-weight: bold;">carpe carmina </i>at last, to many <b>more melodies</b> risen, many <b>more words</b> written, many <b>more messages </b>sent out. Happy birthday, <i>cc</i>, <i>now</i> let the music(ian) do the talking ...</font></span></div><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></i></span></span></span></h3><div><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></i></span></span></span></div><h3 style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Back when carpe carmina turned 6 years old ...</span></i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></span></span> <span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;"></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></span></i></span></span></span></h3></div><div><i style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"><font size="4"><br /></font></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">.<font face="georgia" size="2">.. <b>DC Logan</b> most likely was finding inspiration for new music whilst<b> fighting through insomniac</b> yet <i>creatively </i><b>fruitful nights</b>, probably rehearsing for his <b>first solo acoustic set</b> <i>in a while</i>, taking place at <b>Jigsaw Festival </b>on August 1st. Just in time for clocks to be turned back in the UK, he shared a </font><b><font face="georgia" size="2">first </font>single preview</b> to '<b><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/5083861983599590874/5569682581447403681#">Myriads</a>'</b> <font size="2" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><b>follow-up album</b> called '<i><b><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/29WG6C50zzb9UObygcgF7m?si=r96LztDBQMqjXKQbRCXS7g" target="_blank">Tilt The Clox</a></b></i>' ‒ a <b>sonorously rhythmic</b> and <b>luringly tense</b> (political) anthem; the next compositional chapter was added with '<a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/7xLRho73CpviVKj9JSA01m?si=4mryJYgKTYOjTGtdmDoS-g" target="_blank"><i><b>Heavening</b></i> (<b><i>Watch Our Bottles</i></b>)</a>' soon after, centering around a <b>heavyhearted</b> and <b>hauntingly forlorn narrative</b>.<b> </b> And yet it didn't fully prepare us for the <b>magnificence of sophomore record </b>'<b><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/33TjdZfxQzdPOXvnyk0LG8?si=dkKkMwfZQPWLs1LK4BWk4Q" target="_blank">Night Tennis</a></b>' <i>in total</i>; a <b>wonderfully poetic</b> and <b>picturesque</b>, <b>enticing</b> and <b>ethereal</b>,</font><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"> </span><font size="2" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><b>intimate</b></font><font size="2" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"> and <b>sonically supramundane opus</b> which saw the light of day earlier this year. Highly (ap)praised (and rightfully so!), it's not only a <b>reliable companion for sleepless nights </b>but also a <b>gorgeous piece of art </b>to explore in all detail (lyrically as well as musically). Appreciative listeners were given the chance to when the <b>London-based</b> muso and artist took the stage at <a href="https://www.thetakeoverfestival.com/"><b>The Takeover Festival</b> </a>(lockdown style) last month, <b>supporting <a href="https://www.nordoff-robbins.org.uk/">a good cause</a> </b>(<b>music therapy</b> for those living with physical, mental and emotional illness, distress or trauma) and <b>promoting good</b> (as it is<b> august </b>and <b>alluring</b>, <b>adventurous</b> and <b>adamantly authenic</b>) <b>music</b> <i>at once</i>, which hopefully will be performed to cheerful and captivated crowds <b>post-Covid 19</b> again. </font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font size="2" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font size="2" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font size="2" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; 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text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2Ff1IjcvElE" width="320" youtube-src-id="2Ff1IjcvElE"></iframe></div></font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><font size="2">Moreover, as '<b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/3TZyy9JaTpAYdFpT3E5cvC?si=K2s9XzXSRkmzGyIHeOrdXg" target="_blank">Can We Talk</a></i></b>?' gives you something <b>tenderly melting</b> and <b>blissfully soothing</b> to talk about for a long time still. With it, museful and very praising conversations lie ahead for sure. </font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><h3 style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Lets hear it from Officer ...</span></i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></h3></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;"><font face="georgia" size="2"><br /></font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;"><font face="georgia" size="2">»<i>So here's what I like lots about carpe carmina </i></font><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small; text-align: justify;">‒</span><font size="2" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></font><font face="georgia" size="2"><i> it is human! Where so many have understandably in our times become mechanically analytical, machine-perfect, coming bleeping in particles with ones and zeroes, and so leave imagination out of the reason within their listening, carpe carmina is holistic in how it receives and communicates about music </i></font><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small; text-align: justify;">‒</span><font size="2" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></font><font face="georgia" size="2"><i> mind, body and spirit... and for me that's the only way to really and truly have heard and known a piece of music.</i>« </font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Reach out & listen to <span style="color: #004272; font-size: x-large; text-decoration-line: none;"><a href="https://twitter.com/PaulLynchMusic" style="color: #004272; text-decoration-line: none;">O</a>fficer</span> on ...</span></i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></h3></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="georgia" size="2">.. <a href="https://twitter.com/Iam_Officer">twitter</a> ...</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="georgia" size="2">.. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/iamofficer">facebook</a> ...</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="georgia" size="2">.. his <a href="http://officer.uk.com/" target="_blank">offical website</a> ...</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="georgia" size="2">.. <a href="https://soundcloud.com/iamofficer" target="_blank">soundcloud</a> ...</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="georgia" size="2">.. <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/2oIvQu8Nt98g9dihWlhD70" target="_blank">spotify</a> ...</font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font face="georgia"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font size="2"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font face="georgia" size="2">What's left to say? A <b>massive thank-you</b> to <b>DC Logan</b> aka <b><a href="https://twitter.com/Iam_Officer">Officer</a></b> for recording not just one but <b>two songs</b>, 'cause we simply couldn't decide what composition of his we liked most. <b>What a legend</b>! Please go check out his recent release '<b><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/33TjdZfxQzdPOXvnyk0LG8?si=dkKkMwfZQPWLs1LK4BWk4Q">Night Tennis</a></b>' (and if needed still, you'll find an elaborate line of argument as to why you shouldn't miss out any longer <b><i><u><a href="http://carpecarmina.blogspot.com/2020/04/make-it-five-5-longplayers-you-should.html" target="_blank">here</a></u></i></b>).</font><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font face="georgia" size="2"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font face="georgia" size="2"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font face="georgia" size="2"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font face="georgia" size="2"><br /></font></div>NessiHolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319540028224536848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083861983599590874.post-21670677903822550542020-04-15T20:27:00.001+02:002020-04-27T20:43:29.702+02:00Make it five – 5 longplayers you should long to hear in full-length <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">With life as we know it <i>on hold</i>, as we retire from business as usual for a while (and hopefully <b>stay safe and sound altogether</b>), it's not alone boredom we face or doleful <b>isolation </b>we suffer, it's also a <b>common awakening</b> we witness, a <b>hightly solitary</b> we see: there's the <b>chance to reconnect with ourselves</b>, to <b>reconsider our shared values</b> and so far often unquestioned <b>lifestyles</b> as <i>nature sees its prosperous, wholesome spring</i>; there's <b>kindness</b> shown and <b>faith</b> spurred, a <b>sense of </b>community and <b>togetherness</b> felt by many. And there's <b>time</b> bestowed upon us <b>to listen</b>; to friends and family on the phone, to ourselves revisiting our needs, wishes and hopes, to <b>listen to music </b><i>and music only</i>. Think about it: when was the last time you sat down giving your unshared attention to <b>an entire album in one go</b>? Now is the time to do exactly that, no excuses, no distractions, just <i>you</i> and <b>that record</b>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">By chance, that record might be one of those <b>carefully selected longplayers</b> you'll find below. Each is worth your time, worth investing in, each <b>enchanting</b> and <b>attractive</b> in its own way, some <i>more</i> <b>flamboyant</b>, some <i>more</i> <b>subtle</b>. And each could be the starting point of you changing your ways on a small scale, <b>making</b> <b>album listening sessions</b> <b>a routine </b>you'll even hold on to when we are <b>back to a <i>better</i> normal</b>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">'<b><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/1EZFDEgA0K9GILl3JP679M">Close Your Eyes and Think of Nothing</a></b>', dwell a while and long for something real; the <b>picturesque and poetic debut release</b> of <b>alt-folk outfit</b> <b><a href="https://twitter.com/paveyark">Pavey Ark</a></b> comes just in time to soothe troubled minds and bless solitary souls with <b>11 delightfully buoyant </b>and <b>invitingly intimate</b>, <b>hauntingly hopeful</b> and <b>honest tonal tales</b>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As they unfold, you will willingly, wishfully engage with the <b>ravishingly languorous elegance</b> of '<b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/4IJguC9cdrSAyxWtPtwKAm">Cuckoo</a></i></b>', you'll admire the <b>tenderly yearning bravery</b> of '<b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/6fp5xGhcJuoYPvOl6CYZcA">Breaking Out</a></i></b>', you'll adore the <b>angelic delicacy</b> of '<b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/4LBEVnHVSsUKYnssEJXiA4">Two Blue Lines</a></i></b>', you will be drawn to explore the <b>blissfully floating flair </b>of '<b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/3FqIQalqxwyQCW3vvl5NbO">She's Already Flown</a></i></b>' in-depth. At your own wish you will seek what <b>musical beauty</b> is still left to behold here, and in doing so you will open your heart and allow yourself to feel it all. <i>Every single</i> (<b>melodic</b>) <b>moment</b>. In <i>all</i> its <b>dreamy prime</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Purchase their <b>debut album</b> as <b>vinyl</b> or <b>c</b>ompact <b>d</b>isc via <a href="https://paveyark.bandcamp.com/">bandcamp</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Endless</b> landscapes and <b>winding ways</b>, hazy motions and <b>flaring feelings</b>, surreal and yet concrete, infinite and still defined. A stimulant tension between enlightening pathos and indistinct imagery, a precarious balance between <b>engrossing enigma</b> and <b>liberating escapism</b>. A <b>paradisian dream</b> you wish to cling to, an <b>insomniac nightmare</b> you can't escape from. '<b><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/33TjdZfxQzdPOXvnyk0LG8">Night Tennis</a></b>' draws on many influences (shifting from <b>beautifully bewildering sonic scenery</b> and <b>spellbinding</b>, stygian <b>lyrical splendor</b> to </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">stunningly trenchant and <b>provocative wordsmithery</b>, to absorbing, monumentally <b>evocative melodic wilderness</b>); it weaves a musical mantle so <b>velvety vigilant</b> and <b>dreamfully restless</b>, so <b>attractively ambient</b> and <b>pensively puzzling</b> that you will fall right under its devastatingly dramatic yet dulcet spell. May it be through the elysian melodic vision of '<a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/5sFj6w8VO9HpjNtV82htZv"><b><i>Oblivia</i></b> <b>(<i>Burden In Berlin</i>)</b></a>' <span style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">–</span> a <b>heartrending composition</b> that teases with aerial and arcadian, <b>dolce</b> and <b>olympian grace</b>; may it be through the emotive dignity of '<a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/4bC1U3y7P8fqBBWHHF7mDs"><i><b>MNYC </b></i><b>(<i>M'aidez New York City</i>)</b></a>', luring with <b>mysteriously melting</b> and atmospherically ascending <b>languor</b> <span style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">– </span>or may it be through the forceful tenderness of '<b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/2dluS6h23j5DiTIPKuKS0I">The Inner Oceans & Constellations of Silly Billy</a></i></b>' which charms with <b>divinely golden melodic devotion</b>. <i>To up the ante</i>, this picture-perfect trio plots to make you swoon likewise: </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">'<b><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/7eLWpBgkPleF83UY9gMjox"><i>TOOTH</i> (<i>Tears Orbiting On Time's Hand</i>)</a></b>'</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">–</span> sentimentally aching and <b>sumptuously startling</b> in style, </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">'<b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/0S9JQN4f5V5YKTGzKnM6bI">Willow & Anchor</a></i></b>' (delivering </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>nobly epheremal gravity </b>abundant enough) and '<b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/1Molau20jDH6HlxAdmwKiJ">Pylon Moon</a></i></b>' which stars </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>playfully tense tonal panache</b> en masse.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You can read all about <b>the Reads</b>'<b> history as a band</b> <b><i><a href="https://thereads.co.uk/bio/">here</a></i></b>. You can be part of their future by supporting them through <b>music promotion</b> and <a href="https://thereads.co.uk/buy/merchandise/"><b>merchandise purchases</b></a>. Start with <a href="https://thereads.co.uk/buy/cd/">buying</a> '<b><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/5YrDPV6S4CdPqIlxWL8Uzm">Crossfire</a></b>' today. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">One look at the <b>blue serene sky </b>is enough to know it's <b>summer</b>'s <b>dawn</b> out there. Perfect weather, so to speak, for pouring a glass of sparkling soda (<i>yes</i>, <i>the fancy kind</i>, <i>please</i>), for putting your shades on and playing <b><a href="https://twitter.com/wearehighlow">High/Low</a></b>'s <i><b>never</b></i> <b>out-dated</b>, <b>perkily roaring</b> and <b>brightly dazzling album</b> '<b><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/7KJ8PBZmBfUHJqqXR5xtTG">Down The Wave</a></b>' out loud (<i>your neighbours will applaude to this</i>, <i>too</i>). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">What bliss <b>love</b> can be, what comforting cure; and who are we not to <b>celebrate its charm</b> and <b>appeal</b>? So whilst some of you present a magnificent bouquet (a token of affection, of appreciation, of <i>amour</i>) to your beloved on this very day, an <b>irish group</b> of modern troubadours, equipped with <b>a clear vision</b> and a <b>fine-grained</b>, <b>genuine sound</b>, decided to present '<b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/6kWIpfbkdQL5u7h9Rqokzn">Plastic Flowers</a></i></b>' instead, to all <b>lovers </b>of soppy as well as peppy <b>exquisite lo-fi works</b>, fizzing full of <b>youthful</b>, <b>dashing spirit</b> and <b>sumptuous</b>, <b>sweet nostalgia</b> to the brim. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A sonic fragrancy poured out in an <b>ardently upbeat</b> yet <b>hauntingly heavy-hearted</b> fashion, closing track '<b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/6kWIpfbkdQL5u7h9Rqokzn">Plastic Flowers</a></i></b>' casts its <b>courageously vivid tonal spell</b> <i>in no time</i>, captivates your senses (the aural one in particular) for about 3 minutes AND counting; 'cause one thing's for sure: you will eventually find it's <b>a musical gift</b> <i>that keeps on giving</i>, one that calls for repeat promptly. Along with this passionately pensive 'floral' tribute come <b>promises of unfading love</b> ('<b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/2PbduNddfLl3sRIxR6qlga">She Always Comes Up Smiling</a></i></b>'), uttered in a delectably compelling way, so <b>yearningly believable</b>, so <b>playfully smashing</b>, comes a <b>keen</b> and <b>candid narrative</b> on top, one that has '(warmly) <b>fervent</b> and <b>staggeringly sonorous style</b>' written all over it ('<b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/4oU3gT6RQuIzqyo0WW8x46">The Letter A</a></i></b>'). Add dainty and <b>dynamically clangorous</b>, <b>charmingly dazzling </b>and fearlessly sparkling flair to the list ('<b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/39jfpqB3r10yS9Gx1q7mbO">The Karma Party</a></i></b>'), tick off <b>jauntily jubilant </b>and <b>endearingly nonchalant</b> vocal vibes ('<b><i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/0AYyJekeqqa0Lh9EPfHQux">Stop The Days</a></i></b>'), too, and you've got a whole <b>rollercoaster of </b>(euphoric and infectious, bold and bittersweet) <b>emotions </b>provoked. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A fresh, exciting breeze on the rise, '<i><b><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/4hEGoXhGTXEdAjEBAjHnRl">Nothing Stays The Same</a></b></i>' serves <b>euphoniously gritty</b> and <b>daringly catchy</b>, wistfully feisty <b>radiance </b>and<b> reverb</b> <i>in equal measures</i>, whereas the EP's long-titled short-time sweetheart '<a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/7lSF8vCJfKFnh4fmqDKMLP"><b><i>You Can't Know Everything, I Don't Know Anything</i></b></a>' shines brightest due to 'back-to-the-roots' <b>acoustic-centered goodness</b> while balancing <b>poetically poignant</b> still <b>stirringly straight melodic delicacy</b> in a professionally pleasing manner. '<b><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/6JF7fEd9shFVBLKyjv6QDW">A Cure For Living</a></b>' (EP) might be an interim treat as album no. 2 is cultivated but it's an <b>essential centerpiece</b> nonetheless; clearly it shows that <b>Cupid</b> has aimed well and <b><i>hit </i></b>(both) <b><i>the mark</i></b><i> </i>(and heart) unerringly here, on <b>Valentine</b>'s <b>Day</b> in 2020; let's see how many of you will fall in love with Castlerock's finest five-piece <b>brand new friend</b> from now on. <i>carpe carmina</i> definitely did. Years ago already. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Take part in their frequent <b>competitions</b>, enjoy <b>touring</b> as well as <b>gigging insights</b>, treat yourself to <b>live sessions</b> on the <b>band</b>'s <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/brandnewfriendz/">instagram</a></b>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Get their <b>merch</b> and <b>music</b> <i><b><u><a href="https://brandnewfriendz.bandcamp.com/merch">he</a><a href="https://www.xtramilerecordings.com/shop/categories/brand-new-friend">re</a></u></b></i>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Gaining momentum in a pointedly modest but all the more gorgeous way, '<b><i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjUvlNUsSEo&feature=youtu.be">Otago Fox</a></i></b>' prowls around <b>gracefully mellow</b>, picks up the sonic scent of <b>sensitive</b>, <b>warmly buoyant vocalism</b> and <b>briskly floating</b>, <b>melodiously yearning guitar accents</b> on the go. What a scenic storytelling beaut!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">'<i>Now I'm in love for the third time</i>. <i>Now that I know what it means</i>.' <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "segoe ui" , "roboto" , "lato" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">– </span>these pensive lines from '<b><i>So Long</i></b>' ring true after indulging in the <b>heartrending</b> and <b>emotionally untamed elegancy</b> of '<i><b>All I Know</b></i>'. Cautiously combining <b>ardently tender</b> and <b>wistfully engaging</b> tonal elements, the third track on '<b>Maybe Half A Lifetime</b>' <b>appeals </b>to your first sense <b>in a</b> <b>hauntingly cathartic</b> yet <b>gentle fashion</b>, mesmerizes well and truly for all we can tell. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Evoking a <b>charmingly cozy country feel</b> and curating <b>courteous storytelling ways </b>likewise '<b><i>You Made Me Something</i></b>' is really quite something indeed; something to become swiftly fond of as it <b>paints a vividly elegant </b>and <b>cordial musical picture</b> in <b>delightfully dreamful</b> and <b>bright tonal hues</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Less than a week left to get cheaper <b><u>advance tickets </u></b>(or an 'advance discount/ physical copy of '<b>Maybe Half A Lifetime</b>'- bundle) for the<b> EP launch in september</b> (it's gonna be a musical afternoon delight at <b>81 Renshaw Street</b> in <b>Liverpool</b> on <b>Sunday, 8 Sep. 2019</b>) . Go <b><u><i><a href="https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Liverpool/81-Renshaw/Calum-Gilligan--Maybe-Half-a-Lifetime-EP-Launch-/13573227/">here</a></i></u></b> and get in.</span></div>
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NessiHolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319540028224536848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083861983599590874.post-33755751930642449512019-07-19T23:52:00.001+02:002019-07-19T23:52:05.665+02:00Soft notes and sparkling spirit - it takes 5 to strike a chord<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Diversity in music is what keeps it <i><b>interesting</b></i>, <i><b>invigorating</b></i>, <i><b>inspiring</b></i>. And that applies to <i>every form of art</i>. Still we often find ourselves drawn to <b>specific patterns</b> and <b>styles</b>, those we feel most at home with, those which attract and excite us easily. We at <i><b>carpe carmina</b></i> must be known for favouring the <b>soothing</b> and <b>soulful musical kind</b>, however, are suckers for the <b>suspensefully upbeat</b> and <b>quirky</b> compositional craft as well. So, lets delve into both a little bit deeper and find some <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">glistening </span>gems as we go ... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://twitter.com/courteousthief"><b>Courteous Thief</b></a>'s latest <b>candidly comforting composition</b> lures you in with its soft and blue tonal touch: <b>invitingly ambient</b> and <b>rhythmically sensitive</b>, '<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfwsqZNJshw"><i><b>A Bed For Me</b></i></a>' lays out <b>seductively cozy</b>, <b>silky instrumental lines</b>, sends forth <b>mellow</b>, <b>mellifluously husky vocal whispers</b> in such a warmly welcoming way that you are inevitably smitten. It's a pleasant feeling amplified through the single's<b> tenderly affectionate storytelling music video</b>, one that we, as an audience, willingly embrace, (secretly) cherish even for it depicts emotional dependency and haunting remorse so <b>beautifully poignant</b> and <b>pure</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Check on his full discography <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/4eQczdNmAG7d6hGKURf3bJ"><i><b>here</b></i></a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Download (<u>mandatory</u>: have it on repeat thereafter) '<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfwsqZNJshw"><i><b>A Bed For Me</b></i></a>' <a href="https://cegrecords.com/album/1118076/a-bed-for-me-single"><i><u><b>here</b></u></i></a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Not one just for <b>long summer nights </b>or <b>contemplative nocturnal drives</b> but certainly made for both as it fuses <b>alluringly halcyon instrumentals </b>and <b>passionately roaring rhythms</b> to perfection: '<i><b><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/7LYrkMi8jXdcQ0RuYEemqb">Drive Slow</a></b></i>' accelerates smoothly and <i>without any rush</i>, sparks <b>dynamically languorous melodies</b> in a longingly sun-kissed, radiantly scenic style and comes home on a <b>dramatically dulcet</b> note. What a triumphant (allow us an approving nod to the <b>striking guitar-solo-finish</b> at show), more importantly trend-setting <b>collaboration between</b> mancunian music-maker <a href="https://twitter.com/DomMajor"><b>Dom Major</b></a> and <b>badass babywoman <a href="https://twitter.com/ccarpentermusic">Charlotte Carpenter</a> </b>(make sure to check out her <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/48A6965gTuOpTaqPdUy03z">ardently blues-infused, emotionally delicate sounds</a>, too)<b> </b>who runs the <b><a href="https://www.babywomanrecords.com/">label</a> </b>behind the single release. We at <i><b>carpe carmina</b></i> so look forward to hearing more of these two songbirds soon. Very soon, pretty please!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It's a safe bet that<b> <a href="https://twitter.com/avaheatley">Ava Heatley</a></b> is having absolutely <b>no regrets</b> at all about this '<i><b><a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/7ITl1tEEeKEOO5zTGX6WJS">Shitty Tattoo</a></b></i>' of hers. And honestly, why should she? <b>Glowingly gritty vocal charm</b> and <b>glamorously reckless melodic gravity</b> leave their musical marks here in the sweetest staggering fashion, help <b>gently graceful</b> and <b>confidently catchy soul-pop</b> with a <b>heavy</b>(<b>-hearted</b>) <b>rock twist</b> to claim its rightful multi-generic glory. Now, give it up, folks, for such a melodiously well-written winner!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Take a bow (and a boogie) to this<b> funky</b> and <b>fun-packed</b>, <b>dashing</b> and <b>trippy dance-number</b> of Devon-based electro-pop-trio <a href="https://twitter.com/PatternpusherUK"><b>Pattern Pusher</b></a> and prick your ears for <b>excitingly entertaining</b>, elusively electrifying <b>sonic surprises</b> aplenty: <b>Perky</b> and <b>playfully keen beats</b>, enticingly <b>sparkling vocal flow</b> and <b>hypnotically swirling melodies </b>make '<a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/5gjgCZjbCtLcgpPteuWsou"><i><b>Tonight</b></i></a>' your go-to-tune whenever you want to <i>move your hips</i> and summer-savouring<i> soul </i>at once. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Labelled with '<a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/3CntZEgsakuqFhNIHz6BhQ"><i>acoustic</i></a>' <a href="https://twitter.com/Roe_music"><b>ROE</b></a>'s <b>dreamfully layered</b> but <b>vibrantly glistening</b> <i>gloomy</i> <b>anthem</b> prefers <b>vocal vulnerability</b> and <b>wistful tonal warmth</b> galore this time; </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>velvety sumptuous</b> and <b>elegantly nonchalant</b> <i>at heart</i>, her atmospherically cloudy and shimmery soft single '<a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/0oJy4s6ZDpvYPQPv6uF7GC"><i><b>Down Days</b></i></a>' clears up to have its <b>sentimental core</b> exposed, to show its <b>charismatically cheeky</b> and <b>delectably clever </b>aesthetic colours in full bloom. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Once born from a solemn wish </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span class="st">–</span> to share the music I adore </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span class="st">–</span> <i><b>carpe carmina</b></i> has grown into something <i>truly</i> <b>beautiful</b>, something <i>really</i> <b>powerful</b> for me, maybe for you, too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Beautiful as it allows me to <b>write down my inner thoughts</b> and <b>feelings</b>, the emotions rising and culminating whenever a song '<i>speaks to me</i>', beautiful as it has <b>connected me with so many like-minded people</b> in ways I couldn't have ever imagined before; powerful likewise as it is a tool to further artists in their <b>ambition to shine</b>, to help them get the <b>chances they deserve</b>, to help them <b>reach</b> the <b>audiences</b> they are meant to reach. I've <b>loved </b><i>every single step of the way</i> over <b>the last six years</b>, I so did. Now, let's see if those who have supported me in supporting them, agree. Let's hear it from the <b>artists</b>, the <b>musers</b>, the<b> dreamers</b>, let's hear it from YOU. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">... because</span></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> its storytelling is as sweet as the song itself sounds. Beautifully longing and tenderly pleasing, it's one to cherish wholeheartedly; <b>because</b> ardently poignant vocal vulnerability and harmoniously spellbinding soundscapes caress your ears in a stunningly soothing and stirring sonic fashion.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">» Happy Birthday Carpe Carmina! Nessi, you do such good work and feature such brilliant music. Here's to many more!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>... because </b>playfully pulsing and elegantly electrifying, lush melodic waves surge with smoothly nonchalant vocal charm, create a blithe and brisk summery vibe hard to resist.<b><br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">» Happy birthday Carpe Carmina aka Nessi Holt aka super articulate lady. Thank you for incubating such great artists and giving so much of your time and eloquent ways to tell other people how great music makes you feel. You know no eye for chasing fame or pleasing people just simply share how music has moved you in your wonderful poetry nature. Gut Geburtstag! «<span style="float: right; text-align: right;"><b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>... because </b>mellifluously raucous vocal warmth and brightly soaring, dynamically triumphant melodic desire blend in euphoniously enticing concord. <b></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">» Happy birthday, carpe carmina! Thank you for being such a great supporter of us and original music from round the world. We can't believe you're 6 already! They grow so fast!</span> « <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>-<a href="https://twitter.com/PatternpusherUK">Pattern Pusher</a> </b></span></div>
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<br />NessiHolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319540028224536848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083861983599590874.post-59410265322373152912019-06-26T12:14:00.001+02:002019-06-26T12:14:39.182+02:00carpe carmina celebrates VI (feat. Paul Lynch)<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>carpe carmina</i></b> is both immensely proud and happy to have some female backup for its anniversary </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span class="st">–</span></span></span></span></span> especially since with <a href="https://twitter.com/chloefoymusic"><b>Chloe Foy</b></a> it's someone whose <b>atmospherically evocative</b> music has inspired many playlist makings for <i><b>carpe carmina</b></i>'s little radio sister, <i><b>carmina suavia</b></i>. Listen up and fall for <i>excitingly ethereal</i>, <i>heavenly mesmerizing</i> musicianship.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">... there was proof once more that music is not only a <b>small</b> <i>but also</i> <b>a <a href="https://soundcloud.com/nataliemccool/womans-world">woman's world</a></b> as mancunian<b> <a href="https://twitter.com/chloefoymusic">Chloe Foy</a></b> partnered with liverpudlian <a href="https://twitter.com/NatalieMcCool"><b>Natalie McCool</b></a> to <b>encourage young female musicians to share their experiences and grow as artists</b>, as they came together to support one another and showcase their individual talents within <a href="https://www.brightersound.com/"><b>Brighter Sound</b></a>'s <a href="https://www.brightersound.com/both-sides-now/"><b>Both Sides Now</b></a> program. It's been around that time, too, that one of the compositions </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">written by the velvety-voiced songstress was <b>featured on <i>carmina suavia</i></b> for the first time leaving yours truly and most likely all people listening as well hanging on Foy's very lips </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span class="st">–</span> and who could blame any of them, any of us for '<a href="https://soundcloud.com/chloefoymusic/flaws-apricot"><i><b>Flaws</b></i></a>' is a flawlessly graceful song indeed. Many <b>shows</b> and <b>charity gigs</b> played over the last year, the rising musical heroine still uses her voice to<b> raise awareness of</b> important socio-cultural phenomena such as the stigma of <b>struggling with mental health issues</b> (her latest single '<a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/5MQUrcoCbUktjGDTjw1ATx"><i><b>Oh You Are Not Well</b></i></a>' addresses this crucial topic, deals with everyone's inner demons </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">commandingly haunting</span></span> soundwise and </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">is visually staged </span></span>through strikingly minimalist black-and-white aesthetics) or as the necessity of <b>female empowerment</b> (along with <a href="https://www.babywomanrecords.com/"><b>Babywoman Records</b></a>' <a href="https://twitter.com/ccarpentermusic"><b>Charlotte Carpenter</b></a> the 26-year-old natural muso has just recently played <b><a href="https://soncanciones.com/en/portfolio_page/fempop/">FemPop</a> festival </b>in Barcelona). On a scale from '<i>sublime</i>' to '<i>summa cum laude</i>' it couldn't look brighter for a <b>woman in music</b> <i>with such a big heart</i>, <i>with such artistic prowess</i>, <i>with such big plans</i> for the rest of 2019 (one being a scheduled <b>summer tour</b> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span class="st">– </span></span></span>including <a href="https://www.greenman.net/"><b>Greenman Festival</b></a> in Wales </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span class="st">–, </span></span></span>another the <b>release of her debut album</b> later this year). </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">... as with this <b>charmingly cozy</b> and <b>emotionally elegant cover</b> of a timeless tonal heartbreaker (courtesy of <b>Neil Young</b>) you simply can't help but feel at redeeming ease with the <b>endearingly elysian</b> and <b>angelic tale</b> flattering your ears. What a true gem of a song, what a gentle and yet gripping performance from Chloe! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.. her <a href="https://chloefoy.com/">official website</a> ... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">... the 19-year-old connoisseur of all things irish indie sounds most likely added a <b>batch of demos</b> to his archive and planned the next chapter of <b>DIY live music events</b> in and around Ballymena. It's hard to pin down, to be honest (maybe just as hard as pronouncing his name correctly) but for all we know, Eoín was <b>already writing sad</b>,<b> sweeping tunes</b>, ready to share them with an audience appreciative of <b>raw material rich in keen spirit</b> and <b>contemplative core</b>. Following<b> <a href="https://twitter.com/brandnewfriendz">brand new friend</a></b>'s successful lead </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span class="st">–</span> who sang <b>peppy bedroom-pop-gloom</b> at the top of their lungs </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span class="st">–</span> Eoín made his <b>first</b> '<b>official</b>' <b>contribution to the thriving NI music scene</b> when releasing <b>boldly bittersweet debut single</b> '<a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/3ZA4X11pLcWCfcYetU0dfu"><i><b>Abigail</b></i></a>' in April. As a young man with a vision of what's coming next, with charmingly cheeky ''<a href="https://www.facebook.com/CAOffcial/"><b>Cavalier Attitude</b></a>'' alike the modern bard dropped <b>energetically gritty tune</b> '<a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/4ve6pR9WgUQLcUOhlwXGDS"><b><i>Dread and Doubt</i></b></a>' shortly after he had joined forces with <b>Daniel Graham</b>, founder of this former one-man-punk-project, only to recently announce that a <b>full four-track EP</b> of his own ('<a href="https://soundcloud.com/eoinagnew/sets/songs-for-sorry-hearts-shooting-stars"><b>songs for sorry hearts & shooting stars</b></a>') is on its way this month (check on <b>Eoin</b>'s <a href="https://soundcloud.com/eoinagnew"><b>soundcloud</b></a> for <a href="https://soundcloud.com/eoinagnew/sets/songs-for-sorry-hearts-shooting-stars">it</a>, guys). It goes without saying that we can expec</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">t </span><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">beautifully blue</b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> but </span><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">blissfully uplifting gems</b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> aplenty here. Exciting stuff for sure!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> ... as '<i>a poet that uses too many chlichés</i>' </span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">takes you to the <b>stormy shores of blossoming teenage love</b> potentially growing out of style; and </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Eoín</span></span></span> does so in an <b>endearingly mindful</b>, <b>brightly museful musical way</b>, showing <b>spirited intimacy</b> that sparks without delay. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">»<i><b>carpe carmina</b></i> is an insane music blog run by the fantastic Nessi Holt </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span class="st">–</span> it has given me and so many others so much talented, unique bands to check out. There is a proper variation in genre which is brilliant and Nessi always gives everyone a chance. I will be forever grateful for the honest reviews and the help it has given me so far! My highlight was getting '<a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/3ZA4X11pLcWCfcYetU0dfu"><i><b>Abigail</b></i></a>' on <a href="https://radiokc.fm/"><b>Radio Kaos Caribou</b></a> [<span style="font-size: x-small;"><u><b>note</b></u>: <b><span style="color: orange;"><i>carmina suavia</i></span> </b>is where indie music I consider worth featuring on my blog, <i><b>carpe carmina</b></i>, gets airplay each tuesday night from 10-11pm (UK). People tend to mix up the blog and the radio show due to its </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="st">–</span> purposely chosen </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="st">–</span> similar sounding name. So no worries, Eoín</span>] - Nessi you are an absolute star, thanks for everything. Happy birthday to <i><b>carpe carmina</b></i>, love from Eoin. x«</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hoping you still got <a href="https://twitter.com/calanmaimusic"><b>Calan Mai</b></a>'s sweetly haunting performance of '<b><i><a href="https://youtu.be/1awa6Bnmwjs">Cigarettes & Beer</a></i></b>' on your mind, today points to the <b>most endearing</b> musical ''<b>payback</b>'' you can imagine. </span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">... the now Canadian resident war preparing his<b> first musical outing in 2018</b>, better known as <b>addictively melancholic</b> '<a href="https://dommajor.bandcamp.com/track/cigarettes-and-beer"><i><b>Cigarettes & Beer</b></i></a>'.
Still based in Manchester at that time, the charming songsmith used the
nocturnal sight of the city, its luring nightlife to his advantage and
created a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx3nj4e7_ew">compelling storytelling scenery</a>
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well. In time for Christmas then Dom and artist-led community <a href="https://twitter.com/babywomanmusic"><b>Babywoman Records</b></a> (run by the wonderful <b>blues-folk songstress <a href="https://twitter.com/ccarpentermusic">Charlotte Carpenter</a></b>) teamed up to spread (dis)enchantingly eye-opening <b>nostalgia</b> with <b>achingly beautiful</b> and<b> cathartic single</b> '<a href="https://dommajor.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-cards"><i><b>Christmas Cards</b></i></a>', keeping the momentum for <b>much anticipated follow-up releases </b>among
loyal listeners alive who know he is sitting on quite the collection of
songs from previous recording sessions still. Recently returned from
Melbourne, the singer/songwriter played <a href="https://www.dottodotfestival.co.uk/"><b>Dot to Dot Festival</b></a> with aplomb and secured another gig in August, opening for <a href="https://twitter.com/hrwhitford"><b>Harrison Whitford</b></a> at <a href="https://thecastlehotel.info/"><b>the Castle Hotel</b></a>. It seems as if <b>Manchester always draws Dom back</b> </span></span><span class="st"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">– and maybe it will bring out the best in his musical mind again, too, so we <i>don't have to wait</i> yet another 6 months for a brand new <b>musingly melodious</b> and <b>stirringly blue beaut</b> to <i>see the light of day</i>. There's hope, folks, there is hope!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We're back with <b>Vol.II</b> of <i><b>carpe carmina celebrates</b></i> </span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">–</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> and it's time to answer a simple question: what is more engaging, more appealing than an already stunning and equally stirring song? Exactly, <b>a(n) (e-)piano-based version</b> of it. That <b><a href="https://twitter.com/calanmaimusic">Calan Mai</a> </b>provides you with one sure is no coincidence; that it's an <b>emotionally ambient tonal treat par excellence</b>, is neither. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">... <b>Australian globetrotter</b> and<b> sensitive storyteller</b> <b>Jordan Lawrence</b> (aka <a href="https://twitter.com/calanmaimusic"><b>Calan Mai</b></a>) had just shared his musical view of mutual love growing and granted unconditionally within a family (we're talking about the <b>delightfully cordial sonic narrative</b> of '<a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/3LydgFo0mVbZ4KOuXGJ1eF"><i><b>We've Got Love</b></i></a>' here) and was all set <span class="st">– with an actual set of songs in his 'mental backpack' indeed </span><span class="st">– to tackle the ultimate goal: <b>recording his debut album</b> (or EP). What was nothing but longing plans back then (however, quite promising ones already as <a href="https://twitter.com/calanmaimusic"><b>Calan Mai</b></a> signed to an American management mid 2018), has now finally been made reality over the last month when the <b>sad-song-inclined singer/songwriter</b> <b>spent a couple of weeks in an LA studio with Brian Deck</b> to <i>craft</i> and <b>finalize</b> <b>tearful but thrillingly peppy and melodiously lighthearted compositions</b> at once (a <b>magical signature mix</b> of his!). It's why in 2019 </span><span class="st"><span class="st">– after the laudable and lovable release of <b>dulcet charmer</b> '<a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/0pUS7B9pQntblWCtx3iz3i"><i><b>XO</b></i></a>' (which has been </span></span><span class="st"><span class="st"><span class="st"><span class="st">– deservedly, in our books </span></span></span></span><span class="st"><span class="st"><span class="st"><span class="st"><span class="st"><span class="st">– nominated for <b>Song of the Year</b> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vdR3Tlv6bg"><b>Video of the Year</b></a> at the <a href="http://gcmusicawards.com.au/"><b>Gold Coast Music Awards</b></a>) and also after Mai's latest <b>cozily witty melodic musings</b> in the form of <b>warmly captivating single</b> '<a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/3zPMV8aqgHwel2g0SmCSc8"><i><b>Friend of a Friend</b></i></a>' </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="st"><span class="st"><span class="st"><span class="st"><span class="st"><span class="st"><span class="st"><span class="st"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">– enthusiasts of <b>infectiously mellow</b>, <b>glowingly mesmerizing musicianship</b> can look forward to a <b>full array of</b> <b>carefully crafted and catchy compositions</b> in the post-making and pre-promotion.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">»<b><i>carpe carmina</i></b>, aka Nessi Holt, brings the charm, love and passion to the word 'music'</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="st"> –</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> with beautifully captivating reviews, by discovering rare new songs and alluring listeners with inspiring playlists. <i>carpe carmina</i> deserves a melodic happy birthday from every single musician who's ever had the pleasure of being featured! Happy birthday and please, never stop doing what you do!« </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It's a handful of <b>firsts</b> for <a href="https://twitter.com/thommorecroft"><b>Thom Morecroft</b></a> ahead of his album release:<i> </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>first time </i>putting out a <b>full-length record</b> (in a good while), <i>first time</i> <b>fundraising a musical project</b> without involving crowdfunding platforms, <i>first time</i> <b>naming an album after a lyric</b> of a song he wrote; but for us it's certainly<i> not the last time</i> hearing from this ever-writing and vocally blessed musician: with a solid string of gigs lined up in 2019 already and with music videos </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">in the making</span> for almost all songs featured on the new album, there's plenty to look forward to. Chances to actually meet Thom in his natural habitat as an artist are pretty good, too, when strolling around Liverpool and stopping by at <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/thejacclub">the Jacaranda</a> </b>where he regularly hosts <b>open mic nights</b>, doing what he's good at (apart from <b>writing intelligent</b> and <b>intimate musical narratives</b>, obviously); and that is supporting the <b>local music scene</b> he's a vibrant and vital part of. His endless endeavours (5 years and counting!) to encourage and <b>promote up-and-coming</b> as well as 'more established' <b>singer/songwriters</b>, to give a stage to <b>rising</b>,<b> promising bands</b> and <b>solo artists </b>alike, are equally admirable as charming, stretch to even advertising other musicians' fundraisers when chatting about his own. Which says it all, really: Thom is much more than just a <b>brilliant songsmith</b>, he is a true gent and an<b> advocate for good music</b> and <b>flourishing talent</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">What else is there to learn about this marvelous (unfortunately, pretty much unknown as he states) musicmaker? Well, find out by following our<b> interview</b> and see why <b>acting wasn't for Thom</b>, what witty rhymes sum up one of his <b>scenic sonic tales</b>, </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">how sing-along sets are a <b>thank-you to loyal gig-goers</b> and </span>what <b>magic moments in music </b>he has witnessed thus far. And who knows? Maybe you want to dive deeper into his<b> world of sound</b> afterwards and surprise the engaging singer/songwriter by singing back choruses of his less anthem-like tunes at him one day, making his <b>acoustic artistry</b> more known among the masses after all. You've got our approval for that for sure! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hosting an open mic is a sort of mixed experience, but overall I've found the open mic I have hosted at <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/thejacclub">the Jacaranda</a> </b>for the last 5 years to be incredibly positive. Sometimes a musician turns up in your life that changes things forever; sometimes they may end up being a lifelong friend or they could just be an incredible musician. It's introduced me to some really interesting characters too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have many favourite moments to look back on as an open mic host, but the best one is definitely from when I used to run an acoustic night in a wine bar near Penny Lane. I can still remember having a cancellation in 2013, and a then 13-year old <a href="https://twitter.com/eleanor_nelly"><b>Eleanor Nelly</b></a> turned up to play with about half of her family. Even then it was pretty clear she was very gifted, and she has gone on to great things since. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I would put together a 20-track compilation, and it still would leave out so many great people. But out of the acts that are or have been regulars, I would have to say these would be on there as a representation of my time at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thejacclub"><b>the Jacaranda</b></a>: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But that is the tip of the iceberg really. In some way they all define a particular era for me in a way I can't quite get my head round. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">'Pleeeeeeease help me!' That's what I would say. I have about two weeks left...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">There will be a music video for most of the songs, as each one gets released separately as a single. '<i><b>You Can Lay</b></i>' should have a pretty stirring one. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Funnily that 'actor' is me<span style="color: #444444;"> [editor's note: a plot twist we certainly didn't expect]</span>. That was a baffling experience, and not one I was particularly good at if I recall. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I would love to do a music video for a song called '<a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/7KIpuvsYrg8hO8RYhwKa3u"><i><b>I've Made Room</b></i></a>' that</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> had giant art canvas walls, and people in dungarees looking angry with each</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> other while they threw paint everywhere. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I will be properly announcing <a href="https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Liverpool/81-Renshaw/Thom-Morecroft-Live/13474722/">a gig in Liverpool</a> at <a href="http://81renshaw.co.uk/"><b>81 Renshaw</b></a> soon that takes place in early May. I do tend to play a set of old-to-new songs. I have a lot of songs, and I continue to write all the time, but because I am a largely unknown act I really have to stick to my guns and work with the songs that I think are the most crafted and the most finished. I also owe it to any audience that comes to see me, to play songs they like or can sing along to. So I always play '<a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/0G1ZL6k8qIkoeA8gO5y7ni"><i><b>Daisy</b></i></a>' and '<a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/58ImjnmaVynyBWAxyDP2ZX"><i><b>On All Night</b></i></a>', as I am fairly sure that most people who pay a fiver (or whatever) to see me, probably only could sing the chorus of those two songs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I would love to play in Hannover. My friend <a href="https://twitter.com/astlesmusic"><b>Daniel Astles</b></a> said he had a great time there. I think I'd like him to come and support me there. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I think Nessi's absolute adoration of the music, and her love for using the English language to communicate that is brilliant. Quite often, they are bands or artists I have seen myself here in Liverpool or in Manchester.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.. his <a href="http://thommorecroft.com/">official website</a> ...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Be as supportive of <a href="https://twitter.com/thommorecroft"><b>Thom Morecroft</b></a>'s music as he is of aspiring artists through hosting open mic nights at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thejacclub"><b>the Jacaranda</b></a>, and pledge to his<b> forthcoming album</b> '<b>The Feng Shui and the Sushi</b>' <i><a href="http://thommorecroft.com/shop/"><u><b>here</b></u></a></i>. </span><br />
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<br />NessiHolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319540028224536848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083861983599590874.post-51046714959711654302019-02-08T21:39:00.002+01:002019-02-16T19:13:44.916+01:00Getting started on a high: 5 singles to make you feel euphoric <br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">With new <b>fervent </b><i>but</i><b> sensitive single</b> '<a href="https://soundcloud.com/adamwedd-official/flowers-after-flame"><i><b>Flowers After Flames</b></i></a>' the london-based artist bares his soul wholeheartedly and pours it all out: a <b>tender thrust</b> of <b>poignant</b>, <b>powerful emotion </b>that gives room to <b>achingly beautiful</b>, <b>pensive reflection</b> and <b>comfortably hopeful perspective</b>, one allowing the other to flourish, with reverence and care. Through <b>blissful</b>, <b>longingly mellow acoustic melodies</b> and whilst <b>gripping electric guitar play</b> lights up, a <b>cozy atmosphere</b> rises warmly welcoming and endearingly loving, carried by <a href="https://twitter.com/adamwedd"><b>Adam Wedd</b></a>'s <b>soothing</b> and <b>wistfully raucous vocalism</b> as the song's sparking and surging centerpiece.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It's a <b>safe bet</b> to say that <a href="https://twitter.com/scottbeckett_"><b>Scott Beckett</b></a>'s <b>shiny pop tune</b> is one to make your eyes glint with joy and your ears tickle with excitement: letting yourself in for the <b>ardent</b> and <b>anthemic musical ride</b> that is '<i><b><a href="https://youtu.be/yvsKEmo3880">It's Gonna Be Alright</a></b></i>' you will encounter <b>rhythmically infectious</b> and <b>attractively uplifting melodies</b> as you trustingly cling to <b>sparkling</b> and <b>brisk vocal charisma</b> on the rise. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">As<b> </b>fast as <b>the lush</b> and smoothly sparkling soundscape unfolding lures you in, it's <b>Joseph Bernie</b>'s <b>soulfully stirring</b> and <b>tenderly fervent vocal tone</b> that shines brightest here, pulls at your heartstrings and wins your very heart for good. Complemented by <b>longingly languorous</b> <b>lyricism</b> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span class="st">–</span> brace yourself for a poetically poignant narrative shift of seasons </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span class="st">–</span> the <b>rhythmically haunting</b>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This <b>invitingly ambient </b>and atmospherically cadenced charmer of a tune satisfies due to its <b>beautifully blue</b>, <b>emotionally immersive</b> and <b>sentimentally ardent instrumental setting</b>, strikes a chord with cozily <b>vulnerable vocal harmonies </b>and <b>wistfully contemplative</b> still cordially appealing <b>storytelling</b>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">A <b>bitter-sweet anthem</b>, <a href="https://twitter.com/brandnewfriendz"><b>brand new friend</b></a>'s <b>heavy-hearted</b> but <b>melodiously upbeat single</b> is brimful of both youthful spirit and dashing momentum, teams <b>playfully punkish attitude</b> with <b>energetic instrumental zest</b> in an equally efficient way as it matches <b>vibrant vocalism</b> and <b>candid lyrical lines</b>. Bravo! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b>Dreamfully delicate</b>, soothing <b>acoustic elegance</b> and <b>warmly yearning vocal charisma </b>intertwined, honed with <b>sophisticated lyrical skills</b>; a <b>blissfully scenic</b> and <b>gorgeously adorned sonic tale</b> told, truly <b>engaging </b>and <b>witty</b> at once. First-class work from Ali </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span class="st">–</span></span> as anticipated. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Feel the <b>glowingly gloomy</b> and <b>enticingly electrifying tonal vibes</b> of this SoCal classic and fall for its <b>euphoniously thrilling</b> and <b>harmoniously soaring melodic intensity</b>. <b>Confident vocals</b>, pleasingly passionate and charismatically compelling in style, convey an overall <b>sonorously striking impression</b> of what love can sound like: <i>easily likeable </i>and <i>teasingly exciting. </i> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span>NessiHolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319540028224536848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083861983599590874.post-67733953265772392892018-09-29T22:28:00.001+02:002018-10-02T23:29:29.121+02:00When singles mingle: 8 songs to fall for at first listen <br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Tickling excitement </b>takes hold of you whilst <b>diving into the unknown</b>, bracing yourself to find <b>new love</b>, <i>inevitably</i>, intense, <b>new <i>music</i> love</b>, to be precisely, among these <b>eight </b>carefully selected <b>genre-defying gems</b>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Captivating melodic momentum</b> and <b>firm</b>, <b>unfeigned feelings</b> collide in a spectacular still <b>comfortably low-key </b>manner as the <b>blissfully brisk tonal aura</b> of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/douglasjoshuamusic/"><b>Douglas Joshua</b></a>'s wistful ballad '<a href="https://soundcloud.com/douglasjoshua/stray"><i><b>Stray</b></i></a>' enthralls its easily entranced listeners; easily entranced due to <b>enticingly nimble acoustic guitar play</b> and<b> swift</b>, <b>symphonious percussions </b>at work, laying a satisfying foundation for <b>warmly longing harmonies</b> and <b>fervently sensitive vocal verve </b>to<i> move wholeheartedly</i>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A simple kiss. It can be and mean so much: <i>Tender</i> and <i>gentle</i>, a sign of heartfelt affection, <i>impulsive</i> and <i>passionate</i>, a signal of mutual attraction, <i>exhilarating</i> and <i>exciting</i>, a cue for sensual sensation,<i> invigorating</i> and <i>cordial</i>, a way of rousing encouragement. In this very case '<i><b>A Kiss</b></i>' is the <b>smooth sonic smooch london-based indie artist</b> <b><a href="https://twitter.com/hoofaband">Hoofa</a> blows our way</b>. It's one <b>full of energy</b> and <b>spirit</b>, both which we embrace with open arms (and open hearts). And for that reason it's a breathtaking performance we witness, <b>melodious</b> and <b>keenly infectious alt-pop music</b> at its finest (with a <b>bitter-sweet narrative</b> to match), as <b>jauntily surging</b> and <b>shimmery</b>, <b>edgy</b> and <b>electrifying guitar licks </b>accentuate <b>confident </b>and <b>charismatic vocals</b> (it's here that the foursome's latest single shines the brightest </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span class="st">–</span> courtesy of <b>James Rooney</b> and <a href="https://twitter.com/PaulLynchMusic"><b>Paul Lynch</b></a>). But let's not forget about the <b>clever and catchy combination</b> of <b>bass</b> and <b>drums</b> which makes this <b>boldly buoyant song</b> so easy to fall for, <i>the former</i> <b>sonorously gripping in signature</b>, <i>the latter</i> <b>vivaciously driven</b> and <b>powerful</b>, controlled and precisely deployed still. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Make sure to pre-save '<i><b>A Kiss</b></i>' <a href="http://presave.io/t/hoofa"><u><i><b>here</b></i></u></a> so it will be added to your Spotify saves on <b>September 21</b>. </span><br />
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<a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">When you hear music for the first time and it strikes a chord with you, makes your core exult and <b>brim over with emotion</b>, you know it's <b>intimate</b> and<b> invitingly cordial</b> one,<i> close to the artist's heart</i>, <i>close to yours</i> at length too. It's music of the kind that brings <b>smiles to your face</b> and <b>tears to your eyes</b>, either due to entranced, in-depth indulgence or out of deeply felt empathy. <a href="https://twitter.com/DomMajor"><b>Dom Major</b></a>'s latest <b>charmingly captivating</b> </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="st">–</span> <b>alluringly addictive</b> <i>even</i> </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="st">–</span> <b>single</b> '<i><b><a href="https://soundcloud.com/dom-major-1/cigarettes-beer-master">Cigarettes & Beer</a></b></i>' succeeds in both, it enthralls with its <b>pensive</b>, <b>sentimental storytelling</b>, moves with its <b>dreamfully yearning</b>, <b>warmly caressing tone</b>. And though there is, to my mind, not much endearing nor enjoyable about cigarettes and beer in general, the <b>love felt for</b> '<a href="https://soundcloud.com/dom-major-1/cigarettes-beer-master"><i><b>Cigarettes & Beer</b></i></a>' in this case (the affection shown towards the <b>cozy melodic atmosphere</b> it evokes, towards the<b> dulcet harmonies</b> it raises, towards the <b>ardently rhythmic instrumentals</b> </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">which once heard will cling to you for good a while</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">, towards the <b>stirringly sensitive vocalism</b> which welcomes you in the most winsome </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="st">–</span> for it's <i>all emotive and genuine</i> </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="st">–</span> way) <b>has been strong from the start</b>, <i>still </i>is to this very day. So why don't you see if falling for <a href="https://twitter.com/DomMajor"><b>Dom Major</b></a>'s <b>soulful</b> and<b> delicate musicianship</b> is indeed as easy as pictured and let yourself in for an <b>emotionally haunting</b> and <b>honest piece of art</b>, all stripped-down to 4 minutes and 11 seconds?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Reach out & listen to <b><a href="https://twitter.com/DomMajor">Dom Major</a> </b>on ...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">.. <a href="https://twitter.com/DomMajor">twitter</a> ...</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">..<a href="https://www.facebook.com/dommajor"> facebook</a> ...</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">.. his <a href="https://dommajor.com/">official website</a> ... </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">.. <a href="https://soundcloud.com/dom-major-1">soundcloud</a> ..</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Watch the<b> official music video</b> for <a href="https://twitter.com/DomMajor"><b>Dom Major</b></a>'s <b>heartfelt</b> and <b>melodiously mesmerizing single</b> '<a href="https://soundcloud.com/dom-major-1/cigarettes-beer-master"><i><b>Cigarettes & Beer</b></i></a>' <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx3nj4e7_ew"><u><i><b>here</b></i></u></a>. See him perform a <b>stripped-down live version</b> of it <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfP3o3FTV9M"><u><i><b>here</b></i></u></a>. </span></div>
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