Tag: #walktalkin

  • It ‘Figures’ — Jessie Reyez

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    Nearly 15 million views on YouTube — she must be doing something “right”.

    ‘Figures’ is a host of unapologetic language as real as life.  She doesn’t pull any punches in her prose.  The cinematography in this video is symbolically chaotic.  It mirrors well how loving someone can feel. Her delivery in this video doesn’t feel like premeditated pretense in an effort to be clever.  Girl …Click

  • They’re Not Just Another Sister Band (Joseph, the Band)

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    Joseph – a sister trio—has a bit of an old school Mumford and Sons feel as they strip it down to bare bones with just an acoustic and their voices. Meegan ClosnerAllison ClosnerNatalie Closner hail from Portland, Oregon with their pop-folk sound.

    There’s something rich here in their declarative “White Flag”, which kicks off the set.  There is no surrender.  There is no retreat. When the voices and circumstances around you roar for you to turn on your heels and go back, we say… (more…)

  • Cold War Kids Show Us ‘Love is Mystical’

     

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    Right away, I pull something out of this song. It continues that way to the finish. It’s electric from the start.  It feels like a Monday morning alarm.  There’s an internal ‘Yes!’ that sounds off — An alert to love.

    Love has an inexplicable power to set us free. I know it can seem scary — like a longly caged bird who struggles deeply to step out of an open door.  But, we have been generations enslaved by suspicion and fear long enough.  The gate must swing open.  We must take that chance. Take off!

    Love seems risky, …Let’s Continue

  • Margaret Glaspy’s ‘You and I’ – Flipping The Script

     

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    Let’s just say this song was not built for the 1950’s. This one carries a more modern depiction of relationships. Sometimes, a man setting the emotional terms is not the case. A woman detaching herself and choosing to only be about “one thing” can also be the story. …Click to Continue