Eyes Open

A Colossal Waste Of Light

They Said So

Written and Performed by Ryan Ritual
Produced and Mixed by Chris Zane
Mastered by Joe Laporta
Engineered by Nathan Cable
Additional Guitars by Connor James

Welcome to the end of everyone
Where are you gonna be tonight
It's in fashion to be passionate, love 
Do you believe in that big lie

There's an army out there dancing alone
The bars are empty every night
Don't you wanna feel the neon glow
Don't you wanna feel alive

Where did love go
(Far away)
(Far away)
Where did love go
Too far from me

Welcome to the empty space in your mind
The digital overflow 
You can fill it with whatever you like
A cowboy with a new lasso

There's an army out there dancing alright
You're sitting with your cats at home
Don't you wanna light the fire tonight
Don't you wanna know

Where did love go
(Far away)
(Far away)
Where did love go
Too far from me

I'd rather be dead than boring
I'd rather be dead than boring

Where did love go
Where did love go
Where did love go
Where did love go
Too far from me

Where Did Love Go

Fortune

Artwork: Iris Legendre
www.irislegendre.com/

Co-production: Mark Gage

Void

Holiday

Sydney indie rock three-piece Crystal Cities continue to build momentum as they release “The Strangest Dream”, the 3rd single from their forthcoming 3rd LP, I Should Have Known That This Was War. The single marks a return to the band’s earlier more dark and brooding material with lyrics like:
Yeah, I had the strangest dream
Yeah, the one I’ve had a million times
Yeah, the one where I wake before I die

Spacey dreamscape verses turn into thundering choruses as the track unfurls. New drummer Neel Shukla makes his presence known as he digs deep into his rolling chorus pattern, gradually  building in intensity and complexity. Jared King’s bass also gets a moment to take centre stage in verse two as the instrumentation is pared back to just a synth pad, bass and vocals. A beautiful moment ensues as the bass and lead vocal dance around each other before the song explodes once again into an anthemic but ominous chorus that The National would be proud of.

“'The Strangest Dream' is about a recurring dream I was having where I was fighting for my life against some kind of foe. Some nights the dream would become so intense that I felt like there was no escape and that I was looking death right in the eyes. It was always then that I would be awakened.”
⁣- Geoff Rana (vocals/guitar/keys)


Lead vocalist and guitarist/keyboardist Geoff Rana has been spending days on end in his self-made studio where he’s been writing, producing and engineering the band’s latest material.

While the band’s previous effort - their sophomore album Hold Me Close Hold Me Tight - was an exercise in hard-hitting alternative rock that could rattle a live audience, the band’s third LP, I Should Have Known That This Was War, feels more explorative and colourful (at least from the two singles released from the band thus far, the first being “Love Don’t Live Here Anymore” and the second being “I Should Have Known That This Was War”). 

This new album also marks the departure of previous drummer Daniel Conte and the arrival of new drummer Neel Shukla. Neel, Geoff and Jared have a long-standing relationship that spans all the way back to when they all studied Contemporary Music Performance together at The Australian Institute of Music in Sydney.

Long-time Crystal Cities collaborator Paul Lani (David Bowie, Prince) was once again tapped to handle mixing and mastering duties for the recording.

SInce the band’s formation in 2016 they have released a highly praised EP - Who’s Gonna Save Us Now (2017) - and two critically acclaimed albums - Under The Cold Light of the Moon (2019) and Hold Me Close Hold Me Tight (2021). There is no scheduled release date for the band’s forthcoming third album.

I Should Have Known That This Was War

The Strangest Dream

"I Think I Might” is Hause Plants’ first single from the EP 'Field Trip To Coney Island EP'.

Produced by Guilherme Machado Correia and Miguel Vilhena
Recorded and mixed by Miguel Vilhena
Mastered by Pieter De Wagter
Written and Composed by Guilherme Machado Correia
Drums arranged by Guilherme Machado Correia and João António Nunes da Silva

Drums played by Hugo Luzio
Bass played by Miguel Vilhena
Synths played by Miguel Vilhena and Guilherme Machado Correia
Piano programmed by Guilherme Machado Correia
Percussion programmed by Miguel Vilhena and Guilherme Machado Correia
Guitars played by Guilherme Machado Correia and Miguel Vilhena
Vocals by Guilherme Machado Correia
Backing vocals by Miguel Vilhena

Lyrics:
sometimes
I think about us
all the big events
staying in touch

how can I feel what I feel
until I say it out loud?
how will I know if it’s real
until I make a sound?

I think I might be like not that clever
better luck next time, now or never
I think I’m fine cause we’re all together
baby, that’s just life: ordinary

cause when we go out now
it’s always overrated
we don’t make new friends
faces to remember

and there’s always someone else
better than us
so we fantasize
dancing all alone

I think I might be like not that clever
better luck next time, now or never
I think I’m fine cause we’re all together
baby, that’s just life: ordinary

we’ll make it worth it
like five minutes from now
get all dressed up
and celebrate a memory

I think I might be like 
not that clever
though sometimes we fight, I don’t get it 
I think I’m fine cause we’re all together
baby, that’s just life: ordinary

I Think I Might

You got a little something on your shirt
Why don’t you go and rub it in some dirt
Your lady said she’d be happier if you left
Well I think that maybe she’s just stressed

Rock paper scissors with yourself, you lost
You hate TV but you keep it on
Well I’m sure you’ll find your way upstairs
Just keep in mind that no one cares

No fair

That’s life or so they say
Why don’t you find out another day
You bet double on a goddamn 16 hand
I’m sure you’ll win it big next week big man

You got a target on your back
You got a target on your back
You got a target on your back
You got a target on your back

Poor Bigfoot
Poor Bigfoot
Poor Bigfoot
Poor big man Bigfoot

Bigfoot

New Single 'You're A Lonely Diamond' Out Now!!

STREAM:
https://gyro.to/YoureALonelyDiamond

LYRICS:

Verse 1:
Count my breath
Like 1 2 3
Heard you talking shit on me
Guess I gotta go
And bite my tongue
Some of us can't see the sun

Pre-Chorus:
Never going under
Broken battered shattered before your eyes
Hey it's a wonder
Count your blessings like 1 2 3
Fuck 'em all when they don't believe

Chorus:
Oh, oh, oh
You're a lonely diamond
What do ya wait for?
Is it something more?
Oh, oh, oh
You're a lonely diamond
What do you wait for?
Is it something more?

Verse 2:
It'll get better
No matter how hard you try to climb
You'll outshine
Their light
In time
Nothing that's better than

Pre-Chorus:
Hey, it's a wonder
You count your blessings like 1 2 3
Fuck 'em

Chorus:
Oh, oh, oh
You're a lonely diamond
(You're a lonely diamond)
What do ya wait for?
Is it something more?
Oh, oh, oh
You're a lonely diamond
(You're a lonely diamond)
What do you wait for?
Is it something more?

Bridge:
Couldn't see it for myself
In the arms of somebody else
Couldn't see it more
That fight to shine
And open wide

Woo hoo
Waiting for a love like yours
Woo hoo
Waiting for the light to shine

Chorus:
Oh, oh, oh
You're a lonely diamond
(You're a lonely diamond)
What do ya wait for?
Is it something more?
Oh, oh, oh
You're a lonely diamond
(You're a lonely diamond)
What do you wait for?
Is it something more?

Outro:
I'll try giving it up for you
Well, I'll try giving it up for you
Well, I'll try giving it up for you
Well, I'll try giving it up for you

ABOUT LOVE DRUNK HEARTS
Love Drunk Hearts make music that speaks to the messiness, beauty, and complexity of modern life. Drawing widely from indie, classic and surf rock influences, their songs land in an interesting sonic middle ground; a space that allows for atmosphere to build and stories to develop.

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MUSIC:
Written By Aaron Ikin, Ben Bryant

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