So, Reverie – Days Go By
I hear you tell me that what we all need to do is get ready for a big, old Revolution. Who knows if it’ll actually make everything alright for once (can’t demand too much from Revolutions), but the world’s certainly due one.
Still, while we’re all busy working on the manifesto and arguing over what we’ll change first once we wrestle away the reins of power, let’s also think about what we’re losing. Nah, it’s not just our security!
Most of us have forgotten about romance. In rock music, certainly, there’s almost none of it left. Those still looking to buy into it are forced to compromise and adhere to inferior pop songs that, however, still deal with the subject.
So, Reverie, meanwhile, is fearlessly romantic. The band’s blend of post-punk and dream-pop at its heart and in its focus has beautiful, old-fashioned love songs. “Days Go By” feels like a song dedicated to young hearts, new love, and ancient problems. The Revolution could use a bit of it!
Waves Crashing – Marine Garden
It’s no surprise that over the past ten years, we’ve seen a race among companies that design cameras to deliver the best product and, in this way, corner the market. Everyone, it seems, is desperate to capture reality in a photo or video as neatly and as fully as possible. People will spend however much it takes!
But, there’s not much use in trying. All you get from a great photo is the details in the right light. All you can do with it is occasionally use it as a reminder of a special time. But does it really work? Does it really tell the story of how that moment made you feel? Songs aren’t like poetry or songs, and that’s why Water Crashing are turning to those.
“Marine Garden” is not just an attempt to describe a piece of scenery using warm-sounding guitars placed in a lush arrangement. What the American groups are looking to do is to capture a feeling and have it live forever inside a piece of music. Isn’t this the very best way to keep it safe? There’s so much detail here that a camera would simply miss to see.
