The Spinning Stillness – “Live It”

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A hooky rock success from Orlando-based quartet The Spinning Stillness, “Live It” invokes an early ’00s nostalgia in its breezy guitar pulses and expressive vocal melodics. Quaint guitar strums, pit-pattering percussion, and warming bass traverse into a “staying up too late / living the dream” vocal opening.

The initial introspection swells into a punchy, replay-inducing ardency — preceded by Strokes-esque guitar lines, into a “just to live it” soaring vocal catharsis. “Saw you downtown a year ago,” a reflective sense continues into another memorable guitar-based sequence. “Live It” is a thorough success from The Spinning Stillness, featuirng stellar songwriting from frontman Charlie Shephard, in addition to an impressive rhythm section from drummer Paul Terry and bassist Harry Ong.

This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.

Mike Mineo

I'm the founder/editor of Obscure Sound, which was formed in 2006. Previously, I wrote for PopMatters and Stylus Magazine.

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