DOG DAYS ARE OVER
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| Music industry update | New York, USA | Indie artist, Hannah Gill |
When was the last time a song changed your life? The last time you turned on the radio and heard something that whisked you to a better place in your mind and no matter what was going on in your life at the time, made you feel like everything was going to be alright, regardless of whether it was addressing the issues you were facing or not. Good songs have the power to do exactly that. No matter what the context may be, they have the power to reach deep inside your soul and hit a button that even you struggle to identify the location of. The words, the melodies, the singer’s voice, the performance, the colourful or bland tones and timbres, the sonic lights and shades, the reverberation, everything just comes together in a way that is so intrinsic and inviting that it appears as though somewhere in the production a space has been left especially for you, the listener to grab a chair and be a part of it all – almost like you become one with the song. But creating a record doesn’t involve planning for such an effect, it comes naturally and is born, like most good things are born when talent and ambition are available in equal parts. “Dog Days Are Over” is one of such amazing records which was released by London, UK indie rock band, Florence and the Machine back in December 2008. This week we had the great pleasure of experiencing what happens when something that is already magical becomes even more magical – and it was mind-boggling, to say the very least. Hannah Gill, the emerging New York songstress who has been known to take an amazing record and make it more spectacular than anyone could have ever wished for or dreamt up in their wildest dreams recently released a jazz cover of the track while on tour in New Zealand with music collective, Post Modern Jukebox. Not only are her pipes more fine-tuned than they’ve ever been, they are ripe enough to make a grown man feel like a virgin again, and not in a sexual way – you dog. If you’ve never had your socks blown off before then it’s best you get them off right now and set them aside. You are about to be serenaded to the moon and back, and we’d hate for you to loose your socks somewhere out in space, which is where it will most likely happen, because you’ll never get them back. Watch live performance video below.
