But you and your face of light. It’s a brilliant roman candle that separates the day from the night. It’s that clean, clear truth that sorts out the wrong from the right. You and your face of light.
When all is grey
I want to run away
I see your smile
And stay another day
When I’m crumbling inside
Just want to hide
You come find me
Arms open wide
When I’ve messed up again
Failed to count to ten
Your forgiving eyes
Humble me then
Your angelic face
Will ever have a place
In my expanding heart
Growing in grace
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 3,000 times in 2011. If it were a cable car, it would take about 50 trips to carry that many people.
The year’s end approaches and thus the compulsion to mention best-of’s. I’d like to title this Best of 2011, but I really can’t since Resonance began mid-year in June. So I’ll say Best Rated Resonance releases. Out of nearly thirty EPs and albums reviewed these five received perfect scores.
Her Vanished Grace: ‘See the Moon’ — Dreampop Luminescence
Steady and powerful, Her Vanished Grace is a power dream pop band based in New York City. Together since 1991, Nance and Charlie Nieland, Maria Theodosiadou and Billy Loose create a terrain of sweet melodies and noisy guitars that define Her Vanished Grace. ‘See the Moon’ does well in pointing out the goal, setting forth, and sustaining the journey. www.hvgrace.com
Rival Sons: ‘Pressure & Time’ — Raw Soul Revival
Rival Sons is blazing with passionate blues-driven music; they are a modern day take on what made Zeppelin and company truly classic rock. Already, Rival Sons and their June 20th debut, ‘Pressure & Time’ (Earache Records), have gotten Classic Rock Magazine nominations for best of the year. www.rivalsons.com
Sound of Cancer: ‘No Vampires in Gilroy’ — hauntingly beautiful groove
Layered with hauntingly beautiful melodies, dysphonic distortion, and elaborate choral harmonies woven around ominous soundscapes, Sound of Cancer’s debut, ‘No Vampires in Gilroy’ combines Alexx Calise’s love of blues, jazz and grunge, and Dennis Morehouse’s penchant for all things dark and disturbing. Dark and compelling, soulful and reflective, ‘No Vampires in Gilroy’ is an incredibly fitting release for autumn. www.soundofcancer.com
Today the Moon Tomorrow the Sun: ‘Wildfire’ — electro-fuzz rock
This Atlanta group’s spontaneous experimentation has been dubbed “indie-electro-fuzz rock.” Though several tunes involve elements that could easily aggravate – continuous sporadic buzzing, rusty swing simulation, bleeping musical ringtones – the dance beats keep you moving. Each song is dynamic enough that these quirky sounds contribute to the overall experience, rather than distract. These twelve tracks present intricate lyrics backed by a fuzz dance groove. http://todaythemoon.com
Voletta: ‘Soft Focus’ — industrial shoegaze rock
There’s a moment in the dim light of dawn when we first open our eyes and remind ourselves who we are, where we left off yesterday and what we have planned for the hours ahead. This is the moment captured by Voletta in their second EP, ‘Soft Focus’ released October 20. This two piece band from Philadelphia mixes fuzzy industrial vibes with floaty shoegaze soundscapes. ‘Soft Focus’ is smooth, powerful, sparkling…like water gliding over rocks, polishing the rough edges, showcasing the inherent beauty within. www.voletta.com
*Voletta’s ’Soft Focus’ EP is available for free download at bandcamp.
We all know that Bing and Andy are masters of traditional holiday music. But is there a place for alternative Christmas tunes? Panophonic says yes there is! This new-millenium Christmas collection is available now through Patetico Recordings, the Philadelphia based independent label and promotional company. This special gift of holiday songs is given through the blissrock label which focuses on releasing a variety of alternative genres including lo-fi post rock, dreampop, shoegaze, electropop, psychedelic, slocore, indie rock, post punk, ethereal, and a host of other left-of-dial music for the masses!
Receive Panophoni’s ‘Christmas Prayer’ EP for FREE through bandcamp.
Tracklist:
Little Drummer Boy
Enero en Fin
Christmas Prayer
20 Days Remain (’til Christmas)
Speak!
Keeping in line with feel good rock artists like Matchbox Twenty is Melbourne’s goodbyemotel with their latest EP, ‘Wish Your Way.’ Hailed by Inpress Magazine as “one of the finest indie rock bands currently plying their trade,” goodbyemotel formed in 2006 with Gustaf Sjodin Enstrom (vocals & guitars), Tom Marks (bass & vocals), Scott Pioro (guitars & vocals), and Mark Leahy (drums & vocals).
The band has gotten placement on the new Australian feature film, ‘Summer Coda’ as well as being featured in national TV and MTV campaigns for “End Child Slavery.” US attention has come through placement on the show, “Covert Affairs and Suits” and via the TV series “Gossip Girl” which picked up goodbyemotel’s “Last Flight of the Bat.”
‘Wish Your Way,’ following the band’s 2010 self-titled debut, was recorded by legendary producer Julian Medelsohn (Paul McCartney, Peter Gabriel, Jimmy Page, Petshop Boys). Continue reading »
What can we do to make this worse?You turn the corner now and things get bad, I think.Where can we lay down, lay down the fallen leaves (wants and needs) too fair to scream? Scatter dry heaves, you can’t handle this.My stone mixture, cardiac churning. Floorboards keep moving, ruptured on casualties, no more malady. Unsteady, unstable, unable to live the façade. At least that’s how it seems.
Don’t make a sound, it throws me off. Your voice would bind me. My center, where death is (not) lost. Due date come and gone. Don’t fake a loss, don’t say we had enough. Could I have handled anymore? Don’t make a sound, it throws me off.
Dark shares enclose, these walls won’t hold. Too honest to lie, yet weary of the truth. Don’t tell from the paramour rooted in family tree. Or let them see, ‘cause it mattered to me. Refuse to prune what’s been grafted in.
Don’t make a sound, it throws me off. My center, where love is lost. Veronica. Don’t fake a loss, don’t say we had enough. The sixth station. Don’t make a sound, it throws me off.
If you only knew but I’ve kept it hidden. Trying to move, trying to move. Forward or backward, just can’t stay here. Keep my head high but feeling so low. We made a life, we made a life. Flicker of rejoice. Could you realize? Could you be real? I’ll kiss the sky, I’ll kiss the sky. If you only knew but you never could. Doctors believe us on the ground. You face this on the ground. Would you pull me down? I’ll be there on the ground, steady as ever. We face it on the ground together.
She sways over to me, falling overboard, but I can’t see nothing.
See me. She sways over to me. She’s still going hard, but I can’t hear anything.
Hear me. She sways over to me, falling overboard, but I can’t see nothing.
Touch me. She sways over to me. She’s still going hard, but I can’t hear anything.
Feel me.
Don’t make a sound, it throws me off. My center, where faith is lost. Lily. Don’t fake a loss, don’t say we had enough. All innocence lost. Don’t make a sound, it throws me off.
Off the corner of Hollywood’s Silverlake and Sunset Boulevards you will find Silverlake Lounge, a dark bar & stage with minimal seating. It’s not the most inviting place, but if you are interested in hearing new music in close quarters, this is the place to be. Based in San Francisco, The Trophy Fire is among several bands set to take the stage. This L.A. gig is the final show of this powerpop trio’s northeast/west coast tour.
A couple dozen people have arrived, heard a few songs already, and gotten their drinks; they are ready and eager for what’s next. Continue reading »
Derail is a hard rock band that blends Rock, Metal, Blues, and Grunge. The band consists of Easy (vocals/guitar), John Figura(guitar/backing vocals), Chris Bradshaw (bass/backing vocals), and Dave Bland (drums.) With only a five track demo at the moment, they are playing local shows around Kill Devil Hills and Harbinger, North Carolina. Continue reading »
