CHVRCHES: The Bones of What You Believe

So, CHVRCHES just came out with a new CD. Again, I'm going to say go to Wikipedia if you want to know about the band themselves. The music kinda channels the 80's but, like, in a completely non-cheesy way. It's a chick singer with male backups and lots of synth and electronic musical devices. And sounds.

Anyway, this album is fckn awesome. Like really, really great. Why, you ask?

1. Why is The Bones of What You Believe awesome?

a) The singles never get old.
b) Every song has well-written lyrics so they don't just rely on the novelty of the unique electro-ness
c) Those good lyrics form a really interesting and AWESOME thing with the singer's sweet little girl voice.
d) all of the above

If you chose d, you would be CORRECT

If not, you have really shitty test-taking skills.

Let's get into this a little bit.

When I say "good lyrics" it's about the details and the concepts. As for details, I have not come across a single cheesy line or one that just sounds grammatically awkward. I have noticed no forced rhymes and no blatant cliches. For example, when I hear "Gun": "You had better run from me with everything you own, 'cause I am gonna come for you with all that I have." I just appreciate that she wanted to say the same thing twice but smartly and comfortably switched the words to where you weren't hearing the same thing twice.

As for concepts, I really love the fact that much of this album is a warning of "stay away from me" or kinda mad. Like I said, her voice is really soft and high, and she just lets it be that. She doesn't try to add any grit or riffs; she sings how she sings. That, coupled with the whole warning thing is just a pretty cool dynamic to me.

I bleed out, what the fuck were you thinking?

Lungs and Night Sky are probably my favorites of the new ones.

Lungs

How long, til you
Leave it
You should know that
We’re alone this time
Keep your-
Self a secret
You should know that
I will sell you a future you don’t want
Like I did last time
I won’t go slow
All the things you tell yourself
Offer no resolution

You know that
This will break us
But you push us
As far as we can go
Taking
Every chance to
Find solutions
That never make anyone happy
We are done this time
You don’t owe me
Take a
Final took at me
Take it and drink it in

Breathe through me
Fill up your lungs with us
I will keep e-very-thing
You give me
Til the time
We let go

Breathe through me
Fill up your lungs with us
I will keep e-very-thing
You give me
Til the time
We let go

Keep me
In your eyeline
Keep believing
What you said before
I won't
Change direction
I will tell you
That everything’s moving too slowly
Just another lie
One more untruth
You won’t ever see through me
You will still drink it in

Breathe through me
Fill up your lungs with us
I will keep e-very-thing
You give me
Til the time
We let go

You know that
This will break us
But you push us
As far as we can go
Taking
Every chance to
Find solutions
That never make anyone happy
We are done this time
You don’t owe me
Take a
Final took at me
Take it


Night Sky

I will carry you and give you life
I will cover you and show you the way
It's a sequence that you never learned
It's a lesson I will never forget

I can hear you in the overtones
Just an echo of the promise we made
Change the future, we can travel time
Or make us blind so we can never look back

We can never look back

[Hook:]
I'm the night-sky
I'm the fire in your eyes
And I want you
Now and for all time
I'm the cold heart
I'm the secret that you hide
I'll be listening until you decide

[Verse 2:]
I communicate in simple strings (take your time)
I'm the only one who gave you the truth (speak to me)
Once you leave me you were really gone (far and near)
Give me something to remember you by (always be)
All that's here is what you left behind (majesty)
Slowly moving in the back of my mind (can't forget)
Take a moment to remember me (and our ways)
Make me blind so I don't ever look back

Only in your name
I will ne'er be free

K'Naan: Country, God, or the Girl

K'naan is Somalian. He makes really awesome music. If you want like, a lot more personal info on him http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K'naan there it is.

He did the FIFA Wavin' Flag thing. He does a lot of shit with other artists, I've noticed. But his own shit is some good-ass shit.



 

The first song I was blessed enough to listen to by K'naan was Simple. It's got such an atmosphere to it. I couldn't find a version on youtube that wasn't live, so I would very, VERY highly recommend that you look it up and listen to it yourself.

I've only spent (a LOT of) time with his album, God, Country, or the Girl. Every single song makes me jam the fuck out and it's really awesome. I can't wait to get into Troubadour and The Dusty Foot Philosopher.

There is a lot of variety to what's on this album. Some songs are really poppy and dancey, "The Sound of My Breaking Heart". Then there's the cute and well-written songs like "70 Excuses". Whatever the feel of the song, the lyrics are never lacking.

Alright seriously go listen to K'naan.