If you live in the States, and have been watching the olympics at least half an hour a day {and really, with all this coverage how could you not?}, you’ve probably seen this recent Coca-Cola commercial. For those of you who won’t or can’t click through to that youtube link the commercial features inspirational music with a steady montage of famous olympic and special olypmpic moments. Each and every time I saw the commercial one thought nagged on my brain. What is that song? I knew I had heard it, I knew it was familiar, but I felt as if something was just slightly off.
mp3 : Sia - Breathe Me
Turns out I was right about everything {as I usually am}. The song is Breathe Me from Sia’s 2006 album Colour the Small One (amazon) (itunes). In all actuality the music they use is really an instrumental edit of the song. Basically they’ve taken the instrumental interlude and linked that first fifteen seconds together with a clip from the instrumental bridge which starts at about 3:15 into the track. Overall it’s a great commercial and it’s nice to see Sia getting more exposure {even if they cut her vocals from the ad}.
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Lior is a singer songwriter out of Australia that I had never heard of until a reader here on TWF emailed me. And that’s a shame. His debut independent release smoked through Australia three years ago and Autumn Flow (iTunes) garnered him a total of three Aria Award nominations. Just to put that in perspective it would be similar to someone like Josh Ritter or Joseph Arthur being nominated in three different categories at the Grammys {akin to, say, how the Foo Fighters are typically nominated}.
After opening with what was largely reviewed as a stunning critical, as well as popular, success Lior took almost three years in crafting his follow up LP, Corner of An Endless Road, which was just released last week in Australia {again to considerable praise}. And I must agree with those who have heard Lior’s music. He crafts songs that really makes sense. It’s as if the only thing in the world that matters is the art he puts into making songs; there is no pressure, no hurriedness, no sense that his craft was rushed, edited, or tampered with. What you find on this album is pure and absolute Lior, and that’s all a music fan could ever hope for.
mp3 : Lior - This Old Love
mp3 : Lior - Bedouin Song
mp3 : Lior - Heal Me
mp3 : Lior (feat Sia) - Forget You
The first two tracks here are from his 2005 debut album. The second two, including the track featuring the notable talent of another singer songwriter, Sia, hail from Lior’s recently released LP. Sometimes I wonder if there’s any breakthrough talent left in the United States; it seems as if all the fresh new singer songwriters {and usually bands} originate over oceans.
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