Sometimes you need a change, a change from your regular routine, a change from what's comfortable to what's exciting. Admittedly, i've been letting my last year of university slip right through my fingers, by the end of next week ill only have one more semester left...then its off to the world. The problem is...thats where the regular routine kicks in. The dreadful 9-5, make dinner from 6-7, eat dinner and watch some glee from 7-8..make plans for the weekend from 9-10, get ready for bed and do it all over again. I don't know if i can handle it, though i know its looming around the corner, waiting for me, lusting at its inevitability. I'm not saying its a terrible life style, but i can't say it was something i was looking forward to....I wanted to look outside the box, and i think i found something.
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Mt. Desolation - Mt. Desolation
I found this band while searching through another one of my favourite bands named
Keane. Their pianist Tim Rice-Oxley took time off from his original quartet and focused on a side project entitled
Mt. Desolation. I wasn't sure how to make out the album, the Keane factor was quite apparent, though the country/up-tempo concept took me by surprise. It's not something i normally listen to, but when you branch off to something unusual, it's kind of exciting. "
State of our Affairs" was the first song i listened too off the album, and this two verse, no chorus, heavy violin and piano piece stood out from the rest. It might be a bad example when trying to explain the rest of the album, but its not a song i could leave out. The 2:03 mark was something unexplainable and definitely something i had to share. By using their own instruments, the band strung together a plethora of notes to create a chaotic sound that oddly fit together with the rest of the song; they invented an acoustic distortion. "
Coming Home" is a much more formal, yet equally emotional piece by
Mt. Desolation. This
Keane influence song reminded me much of "Somewhere only we know" by the same band, which you may remember its fifteen minutes of fame from the movie "He's just not that into you".....which i watched...and yes..enjoyed.
I also might have found something that may be a potential of something greater. I am aware of my youth slowly but surely coming to an end..and yes i am only 21, but living through this generation, you tend to notice that everyone is fighting for the final piece of the puzzle, and age is definitely not a restraint anymore. It's troubling for a york student at his final year to realize that its your turn, but you have nothing to prepare for when you step up to the podium. Is it just me, or am I the first to say that i'm not ready yet. I almost lost something that could potentially be something great, but i was so sure of throwing it away because I just wasn't ready. This box we put on ourselves, this restraint that we trap ourselves with is self-destructive, it's unhealthy sometimes, and I can't say that school has helped me prepare for any of it. So I taught myself to look outside the box, and I encourage you to do the same, because you might be surprised of what you may find.
Mt. Desolation - Mt. Desolation
3/5
recommended songs:
State of our Affairs
Coming Home
Bridal Gown
Bitter Pill
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