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Showing posts with label Anchor and Braille. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Anchor and Braille. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Song of the Day - Anchor & Braille - Rust (The Short Story of Mary Agnosia)




We're just machines rusting to breathe
Hopeless, helpless, deconstructing ourselves
Wanting to be wanted, willing to waste our lives
Disillusioned, i may never find a sense of home

Take me anywhere, wherever you're going
Take me anywhere, 'cause nobody wants me here
Take me anywhere, wherever you're going
Take me anywhere, 'cause nobody wants me here, here, here

Robots are rising while the rest of us keep writhing
We're just inferior after all
With the lights out, inspiration, we're a tired nation
Faulty, i don't want a sense of home

Take me anywhere, wherever you're going
Take me anywhere, 'cause nobody wants me here
Take me anywhere, wherever you're going
Take me anywhere, 'cause nobody wants me here, here, here

Take me anywhere, wherever you're going
Take me anywhere, 'cause nobody wants me here
Take me anywhere, wherever you're going
Take me anywhere, 'cause nobody wants me here


-if you haven't heard this song, download it now! you won't regret it.

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Review: Anchor and Braille - Felt



*****


To listen to an album that can take you through wide range of emotions is a rare thing in today’s music scene. But Anchor & Braille’s “Felt” album contains an assortment of melodic masterpieces that craft this album into a work of art. A departure from his work with his emo/alternative rock band Anberlin, Anchor & Braille takes an acoustic approach to Christian’s emotional, nostalgic lyrics as opposed to the upbeat styling of Anberlin. Christian’s lyrics show growth throughout the entire album leaving his Blueprint days as a distant memory.
Usually when an album starts off on an exceptionally lofty peak it quickly plummets into a profound valley that makes it hard to return, but Felt accomplishes this feat with ease. The album starts off with one of the projects best tracks, Rust (The Story of Mary Agnosia), a smooth sounding seductive track that hooks you from the very start.
The album takes its true climax at Wedding/ Funeral which blends Christians melancholy and yet passion-filled lyrics with an evocative piano/ drum combination which will drill itself into your mind and have you trying to hit Christians high notes for the rest of the week if not longer.
Sleep When We Die, the albums first single, is a laid back track that leaves you with a smile on your face after listening it. The chorus is another catchy and romantic stanza that adds to this albums ability to remain as one of the best in your collection.
With many more songs to highlight in this already impressive album, The purchase of Anchor &Braille’s Felt is not only a good buy but a guaranteed classic that will leave you hanging on the edge of your seat until their next album comes out trying, almost impossibly, to top this classic. However don’t be surprised if their next release exceeds their current venture with the development and maturity that Christian brings to the table every time he comes out with a new project.