New Video: Goldheart Assembly “Linnaeus”
Got my hands on a tasty new tune from across the pond yesterday. London’s Goldheart Assembly tugs on all my requisite heart strings on the first single from their forthcoming album. “Linnaeus” has the air of UK’s folk forefathers, like Nick Drake and John Martyn, with enough indie flair to keep from feeling stale or trite. This is the type of sleepy, uber-chill track that’s best served with a potent spliff. (Not that I would ever dabble in that sort of reprehensible behavior.) Watch the simple and effective video for “Linnaeus” below, and keep your eyes pealed for more tracks this spring.
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Written by Rob Peoni
Video: Whitney Coleman “Falling Hearts”
Indianapolis artist Whitney Coleman released a new video out into the airwaves last week. “Falling Hearts” was directed by local video guru Jeremy “Jace” Wallace. I have been excited about Coleman’s contribution to the Naptown music scene since I caught her short performance at this year’s Broad Ripple Music Fest on the patio at The Monkey’s Tale. Her live performance was energetic and captivating, with Coleman performing as much within the crowd as in front of it.
“Falling Hearts” clocks in at a mere two minutes, but accomplishes some astonishing emotional depth in such a short time frame. Read what Coleman had to say about the project:
“I wrote this song about 4 years ago, actually all instrumentation and sounds that I made from my computer in Garage Band. I was sitting on my couch recovering from an ACL injury on my knee (note: I used to play basketball for my college) and a break up as well with a guy I used to date. In my misery I came up with this song. It represents something new…something true…something real and that can, in a sense, represent “love” in a different light…in a desperate, vulnerable light, that makes you risk anything to have it and to experience it. The title and video “Falling Hearts” is just that. Taking the notion of “Falling Stars” and “Falling in love” and literally showing it with representation of two people meeting …even if things don’t go well…that’s just how I want to love…risking it all”
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Written by Rob Peoni
Band to Watch: WATERS
Often, a new band enters my musical pipeline and my emotions quickly escalate, turning me into to a fanatic patron. When a new find impacts me at such an expedited pace, I always search for the reason. The quest for understanding my new partnership causes me to explore the bands differentiations in my musical marketplace. The best musical shopping spree occurs when I stroll down the aisles of my mind to find that what separates this new band from all the others. It is like putting your head under a warm faucet after a brisk winters walk. The experience is comfortable, soothing, and extended. The band drenches me with their sound. Once the sound has simmered and the songs have gained a certain validity, the post purchase discovery reveals connections to other artists in my library. I am proud to say that I have been sold and am now a new follower of WATERS.
WATERS is the project of Van Pierszalowski, lead singer of now defunct San Fran band Port O’Brien. This band won me over in 2007 with their release All We Could Do Was Sing. Their folky, indie rock twang filled a special spot on my list of favorites. If you have been in a funk after the Port O’Brien departure, WATERS will cause you to float back to surface.
WATERS’ debut Out In the Light was released earlier this fall and I cannot quit sailing with it. Their first single ‘”For the One” hit the Sirius airwaves and I was rocked. It brought Pierszalowski’s voice back to me with a rocking lo-fi sound. This formula makes me weak. The song ‘Take Me Out To The Coast” serves as the captain to my winter expedition. Pierszalowski’s inviting words: “I can’t belong to a scene with no one else” forces us all to feel as if we are setting to sea with a trusted skipper. I will continue to cruise with WATERS as their expedition has just begun. As I follow Van Pierszalowski’s lead, I continue to remind myself that once you buy-in, there always exists opportunities to be sold a second time.
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Check out the wild video for “For the One”:
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Written by Brett McGrath
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