to those critics who say modern music is rubbish, they ought to look harder. unfortunately mainstream media is full of rubbish. glad to have discovered Villagers, no matter how late. they have a timeless appeal
Huge Villagers fan, seen them 3 times. Only just heard about Awayland and came across this track. Within seconds I was thinking "ah crap, electronic sounds"... but that voice drowned within about a minute. I quickly realised that it doesn't matter, this is a beautiful song - it works. Evolution = positive. Conor's lyrical prowess hasn't withered. I can't wait to see them on the album tour!
powerful! "approaching the shore" is what the most of us do, till we approach the shore, then is the next wave's turn to approach the shore. heard it on the radio (netherlands)
I somehow found this after watching someone speedpaint some art of Over the Garden Wall Pretty neat music, I'm surprised to see that this isn't bigger or more popular
Very Very Unique Video !! One Of A Kind !! Awesome Song ! Definitely enjoyed it !! The Video Was Fantastic !! This Will Fly Off The Store Shelves !! Palm Beach Florida Usa
I'd always expected something totally amazing from Conor. For a long time Villagers has been my favorite band, 'cause everytime I listen them, seems like they're playing songs that I always wanted to hear. And this time was not different .... AWESOME!!!
Guys, if you actually look past the video, the song isn't actually that different to much of the b-side tracking on Becoming A Jackal. I personally love it. Just goes to show how much the lads are a master of many trades and are able to do both stripped down tracks and more sonic tunes. They'll go far as they are so consistantly awesome.
This brought me bjorkian excitement. So fresh and elegant. Love the video treatment by Alden Volney. I have such high expectations now for the album! Yipeee!
When this first started I thought I'd clicked on the wrong video. haha. Definitely a bit of a new direction for villagers, sounds amazing though! It's so chilled out, until it gets to the end.
In our world people look into the bright side,,, no one wants to look into the side which is the truth.., have this video got not much views as it should be. Inspite of the fact that it's got her of the music and video in as well .
I like the way the song's theme (waves) is echoed in its structure, building and building, from gentle start to riotous cacophony. Plus, the video is a party in my pants :D
There are waves Up in the diamond sky Stronger than you and I Am a wave I break through the barrier reef Cut through the carbon sea Approaching the shore Look at the sky, look at the trees Man, it's all the same to me Look at the cars, look at the birds And all of these invented words One body's dying breath is another's birth What are you running from? What are you running from? Sister jury, brother judge In you I recognize this grudge Buried deep beneath the sands Of these ridiculous demands No time for innocence, or sitting on the fence What are you gonna do? What are you gonna do? When the waves Cover the coastal plains The tents and the cars and the trains And the trace of honeybee cemeteries Of well insulated dignitaries All screaming of the memory of a human love For anything, or anyone Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com Look at the birds, look at the bees Madam, it's all the same to me Look at the girls, look at the GOLD Gathered, beat and bought and sold One man's innocence is another's chance What were you thinking of? What were you thinking of? Now please let me boil it down to this, my son This party's getting wet, but it ain't over yet So what is it gonna be? What is it gonna be? What is it gonna be? Just let the waves Cover the coastal plains The fear and the guilt and the pain And the trace of honeybee jealousy Of well insulated bigotry And if you don't agree You better get back inside your cave 'Cause we're all dancing with the waves Up in the diamond sky Stronger than you and I Am a wave I break through the barrier reef Cut through the carbon sea Approaching the shore
lol, I saw these guys live in Limerick a few weeks ago, and their new stuff blew my mind. Really psychedelic and...I dunno, different. I hate that word " weird " when used in referance to something different or something people aren't used to. Makes me realize how much history repeats itself with humans. It happens everytime an artist changes a bit, makes me feel old in observance despite the fact im only 22.
I'm a huge fan of their first album. For me, seeing this for the first time was a bit jarring, but I've actually come to really like the song on its own, though not accompanied with the video. Maybe it's the wild color schemes or the shakiness, but the video just makes me feel seasick (waves = seasick...makes sense to me). Song is awesome though, really glad to see that they're implementing in new sounds.
