Burn Kit – High Spirits Don’t Live Here
Like some kind of comic superhero, music has the habit of turning up when it’s most needed. Perhaps this is the reason that people get so precious about it. Maybe this is why fans protest when their favourite band does something that is deemed to be “selling out” or why they celebrate so fervently when the same band meets their expectation and provides a great record.
Our minds need time to process happiness, as well as grief, especially in this time and age when information of all sorts is struggling to get our attention. Our minds need time away from the world. And in those moments of pure loneliness, it’s likely that the only companion you’ll require is a song that speaks to you. Don’t worry; nearly everybody feels the same need.
Burn Kit’s memorable, angst-filled “High Spirits Don’t Live Here” is one of the catchiest songs that deal with loss and mourning. Yes, it’s the singing that pulls on the heartstrings. But Burn Kit has designed the song in such a way that none of it drags on. Hearing it ain’t no chore. The dynamics and melodic hooks make this the kind of song worth shouting out in the face of grief. It’s a triumphant victory against impossible odds.
In your moments alone, you’ll need something like this in your corner!
Korfian – Apathy Star
Every singer-songwriter secretly thinks they’ve applied to be the spokesperson of their generation. Everyone imagines that it’s Bob Dylan working off some secret base in New York approving the letters of intent.
But what do most modern pop stars have to sing about? It’s love and loss reduced to the most boring cliches. Well, that’s not the case with the Greek dark pop star, Korfian.
Korfian also wants to produce music that is a definitive statement on the age and its concerns. The musician has zeroed in on our collective obsession with technology as the thing that defines our era.
In Korfian’s angsty dark-wave world, all of this tech is leading us to a slow, self-destruction. “Apathy Star” is a song about the modern Messiah, one who preaches boredom and endless clicks over transcendence. It’s a powerful statement song!
