As I spent the last weekend jamming out with a great bunch of friends, making some amazing music together, music has taken the foreground of my thoughts. It's what fuels me, what soothes me, keeps me going when the going gets rough. After such moments of intense and inspiring music-making, one goes through an equally emotional drop, struggling to adapt back to the every day grind of life. It ain't easy, and so it's time to roll with it.
One of my most dangerous hobbies is surfing music on the Internet. Dangerous? Well, the time-sucking machine is quite dangerous for a micro-managed, no-time-to-spare person like me. Cruising the music blogs, with the major help of The Hype Machine, is an exploration of the senses and split decisions of "yes, this sounds great" and "nope, on to the next one." One of the blogs I've recently tried to keep more of an eye on is Twangville, where the team does an amazing job compiling playlists of up and coming artists in the country, americana, bluegrass, folk scene. And that's where I found this little gem by a band called Twin Forks! Coming from the stylings of Dashboard Confessional's leading man Chris Carrabba, Kiss Me Darlin' and the other songs on the album add a country spin to his already talented song writing.
The lyrics seemed to speak directly to me, a mandolin player, who's last gig was playing in some dive bar in between Luxembourg and France (literally, BETWEEN the two countries):
One of my most dangerous hobbies is surfing music on the Internet. Dangerous? Well, the time-sucking machine is quite dangerous for a micro-managed, no-time-to-spare person like me. Cruising the music blogs, with the major help of The Hype Machine, is an exploration of the senses and split decisions of "yes, this sounds great" and "nope, on to the next one." One of the blogs I've recently tried to keep more of an eye on is Twangville, where the team does an amazing job compiling playlists of up and coming artists in the country, americana, bluegrass, folk scene. And that's where I found this little gem by a band called Twin Forks! Coming from the stylings of Dashboard Confessional's leading man Chris Carrabba, Kiss Me Darlin' and the other songs on the album add a country spin to his already talented song writing.
The lyrics seemed to speak directly to me, a mandolin player, who's last gig was playing in some dive bar in between Luxembourg and France (literally, BETWEEN the two countries):
It's been a long time since
I saw you in the village playin' mandolin
Somethin' in your singin' made my burdens lift
Hangin' onto every word to cross your lips
Feels like a long way gone
But I can still remember how you sang that song
Smilin' like nobody'd ever done you wrong
Strummin' like you knew you had me all along
The easy-going melody of the chorus is so catchy that you can't help singing along and wanting to grab whoever is closest to you and serenade them with this heartfelt love song. Carrabba's scratchy vocals resonate with truth and the heartache of missing the one you love. The beat is reminiscent of an upbeat Jason Mraz song, with just a pinch of reggae swag that keeps you dancing around in circles. Exactly what you need to start your weekend off right! Enjoy!
Kiss Me Darlin' is from Twin Fork's first album, Twin Forks, released February 2014.
Kiss Me Darlin' is from Twin Fork's first album, Twin Forks, released February 2014.
