High Highs-Once Around The House

The brand new indie-pop-folk-rock duo from Australia "High Highs" is our new entry to #LOMW. They only became a band in 2013 and they are already pretty big in USA with their debut album "Open Season" released. Jack Milas and Oli Chang are behind the mysteriously sweet song "Once Around The House". When you watch the music video and listen to the harmonic vocals you can catch yourself dreaming for a while... Read the lyrics and watch the music video here.

High Highs-Once Around The House 

The night time for to talk in
the night time for the tow

The home was restless and alone
buried in the snow

The wind blew down the chimney now
it left the fire dead

I'll curl once around the house
and hurry on to bed

I wonder if you sat down, try not to worry

Iron & Wine-Joy

Sam Beam is the name behind the "Iron & Wine". Sam was raised in South Carolina, in 1974. He took his stage name from a dietary supplement named "Beef Iron & Wine" that he found in a general store while shooting a film. "Joy" is a song about love and how love can make you change your points of view about anything around you. The music video was produced and directed by Hayley Morris and it is basically the narration of the lyrics made by stop motion landscapes and hand made items. En-Joy it here.

Iron & Wine-Joy

Deep inside the heart of this troubled man
There's an itty bitty boy tugging hard at your hand
Born bitter as a lemon but you must understand 
That you've been bringing me 
Joy

And I'll only lie when you don't want the truth
I'm only frightened 'cause you finally gave me something to lose
And it's as loud as a thunderclap and you hear it too
But you've been bringing me 
Joy

Deep inside the heart of this crazy mess
I'm only calm when I get lost within your wilderness
Born crooked as a creek bed and come to confess
That you've been bringing me
Joy

And when I'm alive, I'm living for you
Another bluebird dying, but for singin' the blues
And it's a heartfelt silly sort of bumblin' tune
About how you're bringing me
Joy

Συνέντευξη: The New Tigers

Για άλλη μια φορά καλωσορίζουμε στο LOMW μια μπάντα με τρελό όνομα! Είστε έτοιμοι να τους γνωρίσετε;  Μιλάμε για cool μουσική εδώ! 

LOMW: Καλώς ήρθατε στο LOMW! Μπορείτε να μας συστήσετε την μπάντα σας και να μας πείτε από πού ακριβώς απαντάτε τις ερωτήσεις μας;

TNT: Είμαστε οι “The New Tigers” από το Turku στην δυτική ακτή της Φιλανδίας. Είμαστε τέσσερις: Appu, Janne, Valtteri and Ville..

LOMW: Πώς σας ήρθε να ονομάσετε έτσι το γκρουπ σας;
TNT: Η συνηθισμένη ιστορία, μας φάνηκε καλή ιδέα τότε και έτσι κι έμεινε! Υποτίθεται πως έρεπε να είναι κάτι που να ακούγεται αστείο όπως «πώς θα μπορούσε μια τίγρης να είναι «καινούρια» ας πούμε;

LOMW: Στο Facebook είδα ότι αποκαλείτε την μουσική σας fuzzy pop. Μπορείτε να μας εξηγήσετε αυτόν τον όρο;
TNT: Είναι πολύ μελωδικό και την ίδια στιγμή αρκετά παραμορφωμένο έτσι γίνεται απλό και περίεργο ταυτόχρονα! Είναι δύσκολο να βρεις έναν τίτλο για την μουσική σου. Να την πεις για παράδειγμα «shoegaze» ή κάποιο άλλο είδος που υπάρχει ήδη, θα μπεις κατευθείαν σε ένα καλούπι και εμείς δεν το θέλουμε αυτό. Έτσι λοιπόν ξέρουμε ότι είναι poppy, πιασάρικη και μελωδική αλλά έχει και κάτι φυσικό. Πιστεύω λοιπόν ότι το fuzzy pop τα περιέχει όλα.

LOMW: Πιστεύετε ότι η κοινωνική δικτύωση έχει βοηθήσει μπάντες σαν την δικιά σας στο χτίσιμο του κοινού και αν ναι με ποιο τρόπο
TNT: Φαντάζομαι πως έχουν βοηθήσει. Δεν είμαστε και οι καλύτεροι σε αυτόν τον τομέα της κοινωνικής δικτύωσης άλλα τουλάχιστον είναι εύκολο για τους φίλους μας να ακούσουν τα νέα μας και να δουν τα βίντεό μας, και προσπαθούμε να κρατάμε την σελίδα μας στο Facebook ενδιαφέρουσα. Κυρίως όμως επικεντρωνόμαστε στην μουσική. 

LOMW: ‘Εχετε ήδη προφίλ και λογαριασμό στο Facebook , στο Soundcloud, στο Twitter και στο Last.fm άλλα όχι στο YouTube. Γιατί συμβαίνει αυτό;

TNT: Κάποιοι άλλοι φέρθηκαν ωραία και έβαλαν υλικό εκεί, όπως βίντεο από live εμφανίσεις και άλλα. Έχουμε επίσης ξεχωριστά ο καθένας τους προσωπικούς μας λογαριασμούς στο YouTube και έτσι δεν χρειάστηκε ακόμα για την μπάντα. Η εταιρεία μας “Soliti” έχει το επίσημο κανάλι της εκεί: http://www.youtube.com/solitimusic Μπείτε στο λινκ και δείτε όλα τα βίντεο όπως και άλλους καλλιτέχνες της εταιρείας μας! 

LOMW: Ποιο είναι το πιο όμορφο πράγμα που έχετε γράψει ποτέ στην ζωή σας ως μπάντα και από τι εμπνευστήκατε;
TNT: Ίσως το “Pocketful of Sand” επειδή μας βγήκε από το πουθενά. Παίζαμε για πλάκα και είπαμε ότι «αυτό» είναι το τραγούδι μας. Τίποτα δεν το σκεφτήκαμε από πριν, απλώς συνέβη. Η version που ηχογραφήσαμε μάλιστα, είναι σχεδόν ίδια με αυτήν της πρώτης φοράς. 




LOMW: Ποιο κομμάτι θα θέλατε να διασκευάσετε αυτήν την στιγμή και για ποιόν λόγο; 
TNT: Το "La la la means I love you" από τους Delfonics επειδή είναι ένα όμορφο τραγούδι. 




LOMW: Είναι πάντα ενδιαφέρον να μαθαίνουμε πως τα μέλη μιας μπάντας γνωρίστηκαν. Υπάρχει κάποια ιδιαίτερη ιστορία για τους New Tigers; 
TNT: Γνωριζόμασταν για χρόνια. Το Turku είναι μια πολύ μικρή πόλη έτσι οι άνθρωποι που έχουν κοινά ενδιαφέροντα γνωρίζονται μεταξύ τους. Η μπάντα δημιουργήθηκε στον γάμο του αδερφού του Appu το 2006 από τον Appu, τον Valtteri και τον drummer Kece.ο Janne ήρθε αργότερα και ο Ville μπήκε την άνοιξη επειδή ο Kece μετακόμισε στην Ελβετία.


LOMW: Ποια είναι τα σχέδιά σας για το μέλλον; Άλμπουμ, συναυλίες, ένα ταξίδι στην Ελλάδα;

TNT: Μόλις τελειώσαμε το νέο μας άλμπουμ “The Badger”. Είμαστε πολύ ευχαριστημένοι με αυτό. Βγαίνει τον Σεπτέμβριο και το single βγήκε τον Αύγουστο. Μετά από αυτό ελπίζουμε ότι θα παίξουμε σε πολλές συναυλίες και στην Ελλάδα θα ήταν υπέροχα. Θα πάμε σίγουρα στην Ισπανία, άρα δεν είναι και πολύ μακριά από την Ελλάδα ( Ξέρουμε ότι είναι πολύ μακριά αλλά και οι 2 χώρες είναι στην Μεσόγειο άρα πιο κοντά από την Βαλτική) Ελπίζω να τα καταφέρουμε.

LOMW: Πριν τελειώσουμε αυτήν την φανταστική συνέντευξη εξ ‘αποστάσεως θα ήθελα να χαιρετήσετε στα ελληνικά το ελληνικό κοινό και στα Φιλανδικά τους Φιλανδούς! ( Google Translate και Copy-Paste επιτρέπονται!) 
TNT: ό, τι καλύτερο!
meaning: moro vaan!

Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros-Life Is Hard

We spoke before about those crazy folks, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros! Now, they are back with the very new release of their single "Life Is Hard" taken from their third album. They got some time to record a live performance and turn it into the music video of this single. Alex Ebert, the vocalist of the band, says that instead of making a lip-synced video clip like everyone else does, we'd rather present what we are good at, and this is our live performances. This song will make you feel happy while you realise that your life is pretty hard. Watch the music video and read the lyrics here.

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros-Life Is Hard

Life is beauty through and through
Life is sunny, life is cool
Life is even easy too
But if my word is to be true
Life is something to behold
But if the truth is to be told
Let us not leave out any part
Do not fear, it's safe to say it here
You will not be called a weakling
Nor a fraud
For feeling the pain of the whole wide world
You want to help but can't help the feeling you cannot
And it's killing you while you're just trying to smile from your heart
So go on, say it, on the same knees you're praying
Yes, life is hard

Come celebrate
Life is hard
Come celebrate Life is hard
All life is all we are

Celebrate it in the sun
Promenade it with everyone
Elevate it in a song
And I'll be there to play it, don't get me wrong
When I feel like dying and being gone
When life is hard
There's just one thing, let's not forget
Yes! Life is it!

Life is it, life is it, it's where it's at
It's getting skinny, getting fat
It's falling deep into a love,
It's getting crushed just like abut
Life there's no love, it's getting beat into the ground
It's getting lost and getting found,
To growing up and getting round
It's feeling silence, feeling sound
It's feeling lonely, feeling full
It's feeling oh so beautiful!
Yes!

All life is all we are

Big Scary-Luck Now

The "Big Scary" is an indie-pop duo from Melbourne! It's not the first time LOMW hosts a band from Australia and definitely not the last. They have this garage-rock style and they sound too natural! "Luck Now" is a song with a few words but solid meaning, describing the exact sound of the heart, we all lose every day. Dark and insane. You can watch the music video and read the lyrics of "Luck Now" here.

Big Scary-Luck Now

You see my love is no formal position
You say my love is just cold repetition re-done
I fear that I'm another acquisition
I fear that I'm now just pure imposition my love
You see that I'm losing the heart
You see that I'm losing more heart every day
I remember the heat at the start
Then the sound of my feet as I walk on my way

William Fitzsimmons-If You Would Come Back Home

William Fitzsimmons is basically the reason I've started to listen to indie-folk music. His songs was played at the background of Grey's Anatomy so I had to find out who was singing. He was born and raised by two blind parents. They taught him how to listen and play good music. He is the owner of a master in Counseling  and he worked as a therapist before he turned into a musician. His music is inspired by the divorce of their parents and by his own divorce. Both first and second album are full self-produced at his home. The music video of his song "If You Would Come Back Home" is directed by Josh Franer . Together they won an award for a documentary short film for "Finding Home". This video clip is full of symbolisms and it shows how simple things in an abandoned home keep William connected. Enjoy the music and the read the lyrics here.

William Fitzsimmons-If You Would Come Back Home

There's room between your heart
And the chair where I've been sleeping
The place that we called home
Will someday watch you leaving

There's room between today
And the last time that I saw you
The pictures in my brain
Will fade until I lose you

If you would come back home
We could start all over
If you would come back home
I swear it would be better

There's room left in the house
There's food still in the pantry
I could fix you lunch
Or take you out for coffee

If you would come back home
We could start all over
If you would come back home
I swear it would be better

Call the surgeon.
Mend the pieces.

Interview: The New Tigers

One more time we welcome on LOMW a band with a crazy name! Are you ready to meet them? Cool music, people! Cool music. 

LOMW: Hello and welcome on LOMW. Could you introduce your band to us and tell us from where you are answering this long distance Q&A?
TNT: We are The New Tigers, from Turku on the west coast of Finland. There's four of us: Appu, Janne, Valtteri and Ville.

LOMW: How did you get this idea for such a crazy band name?
TNT: The usual story; seemed like a fun idea back then, and then it just stuck.
It was supposed to be something a bit silly sounding, like how could a tiger be "new" anyway?

LOMW:  On Facebook I found out that you call your music “fuzzy pop”. Can you explain to us this term?
TNT:  It’s very melodic, but at the same time quite distorted, so it’s straightforward and hazy at the same time.It's hard to find a name for your music. Calling it for example "shoegaze" or some other genre that already exists would just put it in a narrow little box, and we don't want to be there. So, we know it's poppy, as in quite catchy and melodic, but it also has this other noisier nature. I guess fuzzy pop sums that up quite alright.

LOMW: Do you believe that social networking has helped bands like yours to build their audience and in what way?
TNT: I suppose they have. We are not super good on networking in the internet but at least it’s easy for folks to hear us and see our videos, and we try to keep our facebook page interesting. Mostly we just concentrate on the music though.

LOMW:  You have already profiles and accounts on Facebook, Soundcloud, Twitter and Last.fm but not yet on YouTube. Why is that?
TNT: Some other people have been friendly and put the stuff there, like live videos and such. We also have our personal youtube accounts so haven’t needed one for the band yet. Our label Soliti also now has its own channel there: http://www.youtube.com/solitimusic

Go and see our videos there, as well as our groovy labelmates!

LOMW: What is the most beautiful thing you have ever written in your life as a band and how did you get inspired to write it?
TNT: Maybe the song “Pocketful of Sand” because it just came out of nowhere. We played it and said “that’s the song.” Nothing was thought in advance, it just appeared, and the version we recorded is almost the same as the first time we played.



LOMW: Which song would you like to cover right now and why?
TNT: La la la means I love you by the Delfonics because it’s a beautiful song.




LOMW:  It’s always interesting to know how the members of a band have met each other, is there any special story about The New Tigers?
TNT: We have known each other for ages. Turku is a small city so people who are interested in similar things usually know each other. The band was founded at the wedding of Appu’s brother in 2006 by Appu, Valtteri and the original drummer Kece. Janne joined some time later and Ville joined this spring as Kece moved to Switzerland.

LOMW: What are your future plans? Album, gigs, a trip to Greece, etc?
TNT: We just finished our new album “The Badger”. We’re very pleased with it. It comes out in september, and a single will come in august. After that we hope to play a lot of gigs, and Greece would be wonderful! We're going to play in Spain, so that's not too far from Greece (we know it is really far, but both are countries of Mediterranean sea, so it's definitely closer than Baltic sea.) Hope that would happen.

LOMW: Before we finish this amazing long-distance Q&A, I want you to salute the greek audience in Greek and the people from Finland, -that I believe they are called “Finns” – in Finnish! (Google Translate and Copy-Paste are allowed)
TNT: ό, τι καλύτερο!
meaning: moro vaan!