Name: Northern Portrait - Once Upon A Bombshell by Matinée Recordings in JULY 2022 PART II
Duration: 4 min
Description: From the 'Once Upon A Bombshell' single on Matinée Recordings.

JULY 2022 PART II

HERE, TONITE is about taking control of your own life. The lyrics open with 'OK I get it, I start living in the present, I turned up, then came Armageddon'. Referring to the well known irony of finally feeling alright, then your life is turned upside down. It's a reminder to self that 'you are your own creator, pick up the reins and get off the conveyor'.

I want your head held high, I want you here, tonite.

HERE, TONITE

New Single from the forthcoming MOTORCADE album See You In The Nothing

Standard Passage

MOTORCADE - Standard Passage

Formentera

False Dichotomy

Paths in the Sky

Floating Through The Wonderwave

Can’t Get It To Last

Been home alone
You can’t save me from myself
While all the world
Is hanging from your lips
Now I’m folding under our
Direct messages
I know when I’m asleep
But I don’t feel

Alive
The perfect shadow right there by my side
Those hollow places that I keep inside
Those conversations where my tongue is tied
My chest it heaves but I don’t feel alive

Can’t hold it all
I can’t hold you like this
The water falls and all you gets a mist
Now I’m folding under our direct messages
I know when I’m asleep
But I don’t feel

Alive
The perfect shadow right there by my side
Those hollow places that I keep inside
Those conversations where my tongue is tied
My chest it heaves but I don’t feel alive

Been home alone
I can’t hold you like this
When all the world is hanging from your lips
Now a promise seems to come
When I don’t know why
I know when I’m asleep
But I don’t feel

Alive
The perfect shadow right there by my side
Those hollow places that I keep inside
Those conversations where my tongue is tied
My chest it heaves but I don’t feel alive

Alive

From the 'Once Upon A Bombshell' single on Matinée Recordings.

Once Upon A Bombshell

Northern Portrait - Once Upon A Bombshell

Taken from the 3-track 'Never Have I Ever' EP on Matinée Recordings.

Never Have I Ever

Bubblegum Lemonade - Never Have I Ever

A Different Place

Slowdown

COLOR PALETTE - REAR VIEW

Taken from the 10-track album 'The Swiss Army on Matinée Recrdings: https://shop.matineerecordings.com/products/northern-portrait-the-swiss-army

The Swiss Army

Pool Cue Vigilante

Northern Portrait - Pool Cue Vigilante

Let’s go! Give the short burst of energy that we’ve called ‘Bats’ some love, summer is just getting started.

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Bats

Sydney indie rock three-piece Crystal Cities have made a triumphant return after almost a year-long hiatus. Although that’s not to say they haven't been busy. 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. Today we get the first taste of said latest material in the form of new single, “Love Don’t Live Here Anymore”. 

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, “Love Don’t live Here Anymore” feels more explorative and colourful. Yes, the signature big anthemic chorus is still there, however this time it feels more personable, more relatable, and more emotive. Rana even tries his hand at a low croon for the song’s verses which will be a pleasant surprise for listeners familiar with their back catalogue. 

"I happened to be going through one of those 'down' moments where giving up music and writing songs seemed like the best option for moving forward with my life... Wild peaks of motivation followed by troughs of listlessness are simply part of the experience of being a creative person struggling to find some semblance of success in an ever-changing world... Ironically, it was when I was feeling at my lowest that I happened to sit down with my guitar and start strumming the opening chords for ‘Love Don’t Live Here Anymore’.

It was through this song that I found myself reuniting with why I write songs and why I love it so much. ‘Love Don’t Live Here Anymore’ is about the experience of losing something or someone you once loved and then the joy you get from reconnecting with, or rediscovering that something or someone."
⁣- Geoff Rana (vocals/guitar/keys)

The song also features the band’s newest member, Neel Shukla. Shukla replaces previous drummer Daniel Conte who has performed on all the band’s previous work. 

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). 

The band consists of Geoff Rana (lead vocals, guitar, keys), Jared King (Bass, backing vocals), and newest member, Neel Shukla (Drums).

Northern Portrait - Once Upon A Bombshell

Matinée Recordings

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