"There we were / Merely silhouettes / Shallow faces / With no names yet / Grasping on /To a single thread / All the worst things / Ain’t happened yet..."
"Blind Missiles" by singer songwriter Luke Sital-Singh is a song that can feel emotionally, artfully bi-polar. The tonal shifts between the darker, somber, yet beautiful verses and the higher register sunny ascension like a bright sky when there was only darkness can feel like opposing dances. The contrast makes me smile, it feels sort of like being tied up one minute and set free the other. There is a moment when the song gets so stripped down that it sounds like a demo or how it might of been shown for the first time to other musicians or whomever Luke bounces songs off of. It is, for me, an important intriguing look behind an artful curtain and it feels so exquisitely pure.
Of "Blind Missiles" Luke shares:
“it is a song about polarization, feeling tired with the constant attacks from one group to another and the lack of empathy and understanding, feeling at odds with the world around me, as a Brit living in the US feeling overwhelmed and disconnected from US politics, confused as to where I fit in the picture.”
Luke has a voice that can charm, cajole you and crush you into little bits. It is this wide berth of emotions and how he can turn you, flip you on or off that is his magic. The official video does that too as directed by Sacramento-area documentary-film director, writer, and cinematographer Joey Katches. The video is filmed in the Northern California towns of Auburn and Colfax, communities heavily impacted by the recent and devastating River Fire wildfire. “I live in Auburn, and there were some evacuations in Auburn. The fire destroyed a lot of land and houses in Colfax, where my folks live. Their house was burned down within 40 minutes of the fire starting,” says Joey. Adding, “As human beings, we are inherently built for relationships. The concept came from the idea of life being fragile. At times people come along to help one another, yet we fire ‘blind missiles’ at one another to tear each other down. But we didn’t want it all doom and gloom. There’s a glimmer of hope with Maisey [an incredibly adorable dog]. The video is about the fallout of broken relationships. Without companionship, life is lonely and painful.”
"Blind Missiles" is a special piece of work, complex in it's tenderness and whimsy, beautiful in it's melancholy confessions. An upcoming album is in the works.
-Robb Donker Curtius
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
https://www.facebook.com/lukesitalsinghmusic
https://twitter.com/lukesitalsingh
https://www.lukesitalsingh.com/
https://soundcloud.com/lukesitalsingh
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3Lw97gGh8bp1MftsYmwJHG?si=cEiRxMG0TvuuaeVz3fuo0w&nd=1
Blind Missiles,” the first track from his forthcoming album (details TBA) and follow-up to his acclaimed EP collaboration with a fellow artist (and labelmate) Old Sea Brigade, All The Ways You Sing In The Dark. Co-written with fellow British singer-songwriter Dan Croll, the indie-folk track is about isolation and looking for empathy in spaces of conflict.
Luke had this to say about the track: “it is a song about polarization, feeling tired with the constant attacks from one group to another and the lack of empathy and understanding, feeling at odds with the world around me, as a Brit living in the US feeling overwhelmed and disconnected from US politics, confused as to where I fit in the picture.”
The official music video is directed by Sacramento-area documentary-film director, writer, and cinematographer Joey Katches. The video is filmed in the NorCal towns of Auburn and Colfax, communities heavily impacted by the recent and devastating River Fire wildfire. “I live in Auburn, and there were some evacuations in Auburn. The fire destroyed a lot of land and houses in Colfax, where my folks live. Their house was burned down within 40 minutes of the fire starting,” says Joey. Adding, “As human beings, we are inherently built for relationships. The concept came from the idea of life being fragile. At times people come along to help one another, yet we fire ‘blind missiles’ at one another to tear each other down. But we didn’t want it all doom and gloom. There’s a glimmer of hope with Maisey [an incredibly adorable dog]. The video is about the fallout of broken relationships. Without companionship, life is lonely and painful.”
“Blind Missiles” is the latest addition to a catalog that includes three album releases - A Golden State, Time Is a Riddle, The Fire Inside - and has earned support from tastemakers at press (Paste, Associated Press, BlackBook, Glide, CLASH, Sunday Times), and radio (BBC Radio 1, 2 and 6). With millions of streams across DSPs, Luke has toured internationally, opening for artists such as Villagers, The Staves, Kodaline, and Martha Wainwright. In April 2018, Luke was invited to give a TED Talk at the official TED conference in Vancouver. Luke performed two tracks and spoke about the cathartic effect of writing and performing ‘sad’ songs, saying, “They speak to a very real part of being human that can often be hidden in fear and shame, and pushed deep down where it lingers and rots. I think listening to these songs, really listening, can allow us to re-feel these hard emotions but in a cathartic and healing way. In a way that reminds us, as we listen, that we’re not alone in the darkness.”
Of "Blind Missiles" Luke shares:
“it is a song about polarization, feeling tired with the constant attacks from one group to another and the lack of empathy and understanding, feeling at odds with the world around me, as a Brit living in the US feeling overwhelmed and disconnected from US politics, confused as to where I fit in the picture.”
Luke has a voice that can charm, cajole you and crush you into little bits. It is this wide berth of emotions and how he can turn you, flip you on or off that is his magic. The official video does that too as directed by Sacramento-area documentary-film director, writer, and cinematographer Joey Katches. The video is filmed in the Northern California towns of Auburn and Colfax, communities heavily impacted by the recent and devastating River Fire wildfire. “I live in Auburn, and there were some evacuations in Auburn. The fire destroyed a lot of land and houses in Colfax, where my folks live. Their house was burned down within 40 minutes of the fire starting,” says Joey. Adding, “As human beings, we are inherently built for relationships. The concept came from the idea of life being fragile. At times people come along to help one another, yet we fire ‘blind missiles’ at one another to tear each other down. But we didn’t want it all doom and gloom. There’s a glimmer of hope with Maisey [an incredibly adorable dog]. The video is about the fallout of broken relationships. Without companionship, life is lonely and painful.”
"Blind Missiles" is a special piece of work, complex in it's tenderness and whimsy, beautiful in it's melancholy confessions. An upcoming album is in the works.
-Robb Donker Curtius
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
https://www.facebook.com/lukesitalsinghmusic
https://twitter.com/lukesitalsingh
https://www.lukesitalsingh.com/
https://soundcloud.com/lukesitalsingh
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3Lw97gGh8bp1MftsYmwJHG?si=cEiRxMG0TvuuaeVz3fuo0w&nd=1
Blind Missiles,” the first track from his forthcoming album (details TBA) and follow-up to his acclaimed EP collaboration with a fellow artist (and labelmate) Old Sea Brigade, All The Ways You Sing In The Dark. Co-written with fellow British singer-songwriter Dan Croll, the indie-folk track is about isolation and looking for empathy in spaces of conflict.
Luke had this to say about the track: “it is a song about polarization, feeling tired with the constant attacks from one group to another and the lack of empathy and understanding, feeling at odds with the world around me, as a Brit living in the US feeling overwhelmed and disconnected from US politics, confused as to where I fit in the picture.”
The official music video is directed by Sacramento-area documentary-film director, writer, and cinematographer Joey Katches. The video is filmed in the NorCal towns of Auburn and Colfax, communities heavily impacted by the recent and devastating River Fire wildfire. “I live in Auburn, and there were some evacuations in Auburn. The fire destroyed a lot of land and houses in Colfax, where my folks live. Their house was burned down within 40 minutes of the fire starting,” says Joey. Adding, “As human beings, we are inherently built for relationships. The concept came from the idea of life being fragile. At times people come along to help one another, yet we fire ‘blind missiles’ at one another to tear each other down. But we didn’t want it all doom and gloom. There’s a glimmer of hope with Maisey [an incredibly adorable dog]. The video is about the fallout of broken relationships. Without companionship, life is lonely and painful.”
“Blind Missiles” is the latest addition to a catalog that includes three album releases - A Golden State, Time Is a Riddle, The Fire Inside - and has earned support from tastemakers at press (Paste, Associated Press, BlackBook, Glide, CLASH, Sunday Times), and radio (BBC Radio 1, 2 and 6). With millions of streams across DSPs, Luke has toured internationally, opening for artists such as Villagers, The Staves, Kodaline, and Martha Wainwright. In April 2018, Luke was invited to give a TED Talk at the official TED conference in Vancouver. Luke performed two tracks and spoke about the cathartic effect of writing and performing ‘sad’ songs, saying, “They speak to a very real part of being human that can often be hidden in fear and shame, and pushed deep down where it lingers and rots. I think listening to these songs, really listening, can allow us to re-feel these hard emotions but in a cathartic and healing way. In a way that reminds us, as we listen, that we’re not alone in the darkness.”
Luke Sital-Singh, indie folk, folk, singer songwriter, acoustic music, poetic lyrics, evocative vocals, dark passages, bright moments of hope, "Blind Missiles", Britain, Northern California,
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