Birds of Vale – Inner Revolution
It’s hard to be a hero these days, and it’s just too easy to be a villain now that nearly everyone is in on the act. But the fact of the matter is that we all need to find our own ways to fight off boredom and all of the terrible things that it breeds.
You’ve gotta act quickly, as well. If you don’t, somebody’s likely to take advantage of your willingness and naivety. You might end up signing your name to fight in some stupid war, or, worse, work your way up to the corner office of some company that’s a threat to the world.
Nah, the only thing that you can, realistically, do is get really angry and really proficient at dreaming. The only way to free yourself is to create your own world, as the Greek group Birds of Vale does.
“Inner Revolution” isn’t just a call to pull your mind up by the bootstraps. This is a song about rejecting reality and replacing it with something better. It seems only fitting that this would occur in Greece, given its glorious past and its current state. Birds of Vale make heavy music designed to help you get lost in.
The Satisfactory – Mary McCuler
I’m of the opinion that every song, eventually, has to be banned. Or, at the very least, we must find a way to ensure that people stop listening to it. Sure, there will still be folks asking for “Anarchy in the U.K.” or “Bridge Over Troubled Waters.” Yes, they’ll get antsy if they can’t hear it. But hold tight and just tell them “no.”
The fact is that if we don’t act now, those are the only songs people will want to hear. Instead, let’s encourage the people trying to update those songs, looking to replace them with their own music. We should honour the musicians who hero-worship their predecessors, bands like The Satisfactory.
The sweet thing about The Satisfactory is that it sounds just like mid-period Oasis so much that you wonder if Liam Gallagher’s growling Lennonsque timbre wasn’t lifted and added to this song. And if you like that, you’ll also enjoy knowing that “Mary McCuler” has, all the while, the feel of something that The Beatles might have played with in their rehearsal room. The world needs new songs, new heroes, and The Satisfactory would like to apply for the vacant position.
