Forre Sterra – Nobody Listens to Radio
There are people who are able to explore dozens of careers throughout their lives and do all of this out of their own free will. What’s more, they are able to pick and choose when they ought to pivot to a new career path based on how likely it is that they’ll have success. These people often find the road to wealth and prosperity several times throughout their lives. And, they have this attitude of theirs to thank.
Then there are artists. They too possess amazing skills. On paper, they also might have the skills required to perform well in some of the areas that are, at one point or another, in vogue. But they cannot.
They are tied down. They have committed themselves to an ideal, a style, a format. And, no amount of days spent working on their art will be enough. They can’t pivot to new careers every couple of year, thank God.
Forre Sterra’s “Nobody Listens to Radio” is a humorous, fun, cheeky song about all of the people who will discourage you the moment they find out you’d like to acquire a career in the arts. The song is specifically about the music world but should be relatable to anyone who has stepped outside of the most common list of jobs. In the end, Forre Sterra knows that artists don’t leave money alone and that this is the greatest gift that they’ve been given.
Mylo Choy – Smallest Things
Clowns, news anchors, escorts, and rock stars are paid for their enthusiasm. Seeing as how their business is to get others to crack a smile, shake their bones, and open up their wallets, it is rightfully assumed that they, as well, must be excitable at all times. You don’t see many pictures of Mick Jagger wearing a beard and sulking. And the ones that do exist are part of his short-lived career as a movie actor.
The Rolling Stones frontman has another part to play – that of the lively, turned-on host. A man of such intellect must get bored of this posturing. But, hey, it puts bread on the table, and that’s a lot of bread, too.
But it must make even Jagger sit to the side sometimes and wonder about all of the restless feelings, all the small but burdensome feelings, every desperate desire for human connection that he didn’t put into song.
Mylo Choy’s “Smallest Things” sounds radical. It’s an extremely sparse arrangement, almost like a great big flood washed most of the song away. What we’re left with are the essentials, cries toward something unseen, something that hints it may be out there. “Smallest Things” is a song about severed connections and Mylo Choy makes all of the right choices in bringing those emotions to life once again.
