ANODYNe

You saw my post a couple of days ago with that video me writing an essay. Kinda weird... but it's soundtrack was a song by a band called Anodyne, entitled Be There. Anyway, hunted round the web a bit but couldnt find any info about the band so I quickly threw together a bit of a webpage about them. You can also download some of their songs - I figure it's ok 'cause they're not playing anymore and you can't buy their (only?) CD anywhere. I would be lying if I said they were an amazing band, but they grew on me - I picked up their album, Subtle a few years ago for $2 in the bargain bin at the Christian Superstore. Even so, they have a pretty unique punk sound that isn't too bad at all.

Kutless

I bought a Kutless CD Hearts of the Innocent a few months back, as I had a gift-voucher I was given over a year ago on my 21st. I didn't have high expectations for the band, but from pretty much the first play, I've been captivated by the great lyrics and the music's good too. Here's the music video of one of their best songs from the album, Shut Me Out...

And two other favourites, Smile and Hearts of the Innocent. Here's the lyrics for Hearts of the Innocent which I really love...

I’m looking down into the eyes of hopelessness
They’re crying out to me
I see the pain
It’s so much more than youth should know
It tears me apart
What can I do to change what I see
This vicious cycle must come to an end

Can’t you see
We’re crushing the hearts of the innocent
We’re teaching them to fail
And how it breaks me to see how we’re living
And punishing the ones that need us to care
To see them hurting
Feels like knuckles to the back of my head

Where have the days gone
That a promise was forever
Families stuck together
We wonder why their generation struggles to get by
There’s no one to help
What can I do to change what I see
This vicious cycle must come to an end

This Diminishing West

1:45am, The Loft, Canterbury University. Bored of cramming for my Economics test later tonight...

This Diminishing West is one of my favourite bands... that never really got off the ground. Vocals are by Scott Hunter, who was the lead-vocalist of the also now non-existant band, Poor Old Lu. Even though TDW wound to a close before they produced their first album, they have released 5 of their best songs in a free downloadable album (44mb) at their website. I would recommend Flight 191 as your introductory song to this unique indie/punk/grunge band.

Two Favourite Songs

All Pretty for the TV by Poor Old Lu. 1995 :)

Flood by Jars of Clay (original video)