This edition of LITM Singer-Songwriter Picks brings to you gentle, folk and rock blends to songs that eerily make you come face to face with the truth of our reality. The list features artists Lawrence Timoni, Norine Braun, Jared Bond, and more.
Lawrence Timoni - Velvet Bite
Surprising you with its very interesting eerie indie rock soundscapes, ‘Velvet Bite’ by Lawrence Timoni will have you absolutely hooked to its rhythms. The violin in the instrumentation really stands out against the bass and the drums, and contributes largely to the spooky feels in the song. Another contributor to the feels is the harmonies that come in during the chorus. The song actually is much deeper in its themes, as it talks about the truth of our times, those of power structures and thereby, equality and maskings. The musicality in that sense interestingly complements the thematics, because these really are uncertain, brooding times we live in.
Norine Braun - A Hero In The Wind
Blending folk elements with soft retro rock elements, ‘A Hero In The Wind’ by Norine Braun is a beautiful exploration of the many phases in our lives. The song also borrows from the blues tradition, besides the folk and rock, which gives the song a memorable sound texture. Delving with themes of loss, affection, identity, connection and acceptance, this song is very much entangled with Braun’s own experiences, specifically the passing of her father. Through creating the song, Braun celebrates the relationship she shared with her father white also processing the same. Deeply emotional and personal, the song’s emotions demand to be felt.
Jared Bond - Wild Guess
Soft, simple, and yet profound, ‘Wild Guess’ by Jared Bond reflects the world and reflects what the world does to one. The instrumentation is largely guitar driven, and this acoustic nature allows the listener to pay more attention to the vocals and the lyrics, because they really do make the song what it is. The dual vocals in some parts of the song give the song a nice texture. The lyrics seem to emerge from Bond’s interactions with the chaotic, unpredictable, confusing world and its people. This song will make you feel so very seen, one human to another human in this crazy, crazy world.
The Silver Arrow Collective - Dark Times Are Coming
Taking you back to the days of the late 60s and 70s, ‘Dark Times Are Coming’ by The Silver Arrow Collective is refreshingly vintage sounding in times where everything feels like it's constantly evolving and changing. The song has a strong presence of the 70s soft rock scenes, and might make you think of the soft Led Zeppelin to Creedence Clearwater Revival in terms of their musicality. The song, though it sounds foreboding in its title, sounds entirely opposite to that in its tones. It sounds like a song meant to be listened to while driving on an empty road with the sun going down in the distance, with our thoughts reflecting on days gone by and on days that are to come.
Mark Anthony Bartolo - Shooting Star
With the gentlest of guitar riffs starting off the track, ‘Shooting Star’ with Mark Anthony Bartolo is everything you’d expect a song with that title to sound like. The song is guitar driven and its lyrics heavy and thus, vocal heavy. The sparse, minimal instrumentation allows the emotional weight of the lyrics to carry through beautifully and effectively. Somewhere in the middle of the song, a second layer of guitars get added to the track. Lyrically, the song points towards small yet beautiful moments in life, including that of the sight of a shooting star, and captures the deep seated beauty such moments hold. Vulnerable and beautifully heartfelt, this song is sure to soften and melt your heart.
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