Luke Sital-Singh & Lisa Hannigan – Santa Fe
The best songwriters are just like the best travel writers – they’re fugitives. Yes, they’re running away from something, but they have acquired the charm, humour, and ability to take nice photos to disguise that they really don’t want to go back.
Sometimes it’s a place deep down in the heart that they’re avoiding, other times it’s the terror of being forced to go back to their boring small town or the tragically corrupted metropolis from which they’ve come.
On their mad flight to something better, these people acquire the ability to make all the places that they visit seem magical. They can write about endless dream-filled nights or days filled with romance and novelty.
Yes, Luke Sital-Singh and Lisa Hannigan are running away from something. But, for now, they found what they were looking for in “Santa Fe,” a song that is both beautifully relaxing and filled with the anticipation of tragedy. It’s not easy to find musicians who can enter this world of tender illusions so smoothly, and “Santa Fe” reflects the talents of this duo.
Cosmic Crooner – Never Wear Your Own Merch
Nothing lasts forever, and few things have a shorter lifespan than a musical genre. The dinosaurs didn’t see the meteors coming, sure, and neither did the pop stars of old whose careers were about to end.
Nobody questions why 1950s rock n’ roll, 1960s hippie pop, or 1980s heavy metal are as popular anymore. Just like the hula hoop, they had their day and were buried underneath the pile of history.
However, everyone knows what those genres mean. It takes just a few seconds for each one to get into the natural mood. You’ve been trained for this. You know it’s fame even if it doesn’t share the same modern values.
Cosmic Crooner keeps working on his retro, eccentric popstar personality. Like Alex Turner, a man influenced by a similar era and dress code, the Dutch Crooner also has a sense of humour and a need to warn the world, as heard on “Never Wear Your Own Merch.” Seemingly brought to life by creating a ritual involving old-fashioned magazines and 1960s records, Cosmic Crooner is on the joke and wants you to understand both to understand his refinement and chuckle along.
