Today we're slowing it down with an acoustic track by Florida's There for Tomorrow called "Burn the Night Away." There for Tomorrow recently released their debut album, A Little Faster, and it is an amazing album with almost no flaws. Get ready to hear a lot about it. While most of its tracks are very high energy and will kick you in your skinny ass, one of the few exceptions is "Burn the Night Away," a beautiful, heartfelt ballad about being in love.
The songs begins with the lyrics "It's three in the morning and I'm still not sleeping," and that is exactly how the song makes you feel. Lead singer Maika Maile almost whispers the first verse as though it were the dead of night, yet his powerful, clear voice shines through the midnight tones. The chorus is cliche but cute, but when the bridge comes in, you feel Maika's emotion, not as if he were singing the song to you, but as if you were the one singing the song.
One of the greatest aspects of the song for which I applaude There for Tomorrow is its ability to capture the spirit of the night and the singer's feelings perfectly not only lyrically, but sonically as well. The whole song walks the fine line held by memories between real life and dreams: Maika reminisces about a girl and imagines them running away together, while the acoustic guitar drifts between rythmic and atmospheric as though it were on the verge of sleep itself.
Listen to this song to help you get to sleep. If the song's seeming brevity doesn't keep you up, you'll be sleeping a sweet sleep filled with dreams of last summer's memories and star-crossed summer love.
RIYL Saosin, Secret & Whisper, Anberlin, Armor for Sleep
Track:
For Comparison:
There for Tomorrow:
0 comments:
Post a Comment