“Atmosphere” by Kids of Adelaide - A Song Feature

 

     The contrast between the two voices in the opening harmonization of “Atmosphere” is the immediate draw. But the final minute of the single from Kids of Adelaide is more powerful than the start. The guitar and piano combination is attention-gripping.
 
      “Atmosphere” reflects the relationship between the two members of Kids of Adelaide, namely Severin Specht and Benjamin Nolle:
  “’Atmposhere’ is the song on the album (‘The Cabin Tapes) that was written first and, due to its topic, it became the opener of the album. After almost 10 years as a band we noticed that we had somehow disconnected from each other, feeling in the wrong place and lacking a common vision of our future. The song describes this feeling and the process of getting back together, leaving worries and struggles behind. It’s vital for us to create an atmosphere in which everyone can be oneself, get inspired, inspire each other and love what we’re doing. After this song was written and we talked to each other very honestly, sharing our troubles, wishes and ideas we were really ready to work on the new album. Therefore we went to a secluded cabin in the forests to create the “Atmosphere’ we needed.”
 
     Kids of Adelaide is geographically misdescriptive, since the band is not based in Adelaide, Australia. They are from Germany, but have relocated to the UK. The band’s website explains the name:
     “A band name did not have to be found. Rather, it was created almost by itself. From long nightly conversations about music and the dream of being able to make a living from it, a common vision grew. The vision was so vivid and tangible to both of them that it almost felt like a place and they gave it the name Adelaide. A common goal to which the two now set off together – and thus became its children.”
 

     Talking on ‘Atmosphere’ Benjamin Nolle commented:”
  "The track describes the feeling of being separated and thus not being where you want to be. But above all it describes the desire to find each other again, followed by the re-immersion in a common atmosphere. For Severin and me as a band, this meant appreciating each other's creative input in its entirety and realizing again that the Kids of Adelaide are always both of us, that only the two of us together can be a band. And that this is our strength. It's a song about finding back to where you were, where you liked to be. And there is always a way back. This is the message we want to convey.”

 
     “Atmosphere” by Kids of Adelaide

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Lyrics of “Atmosphere” by Kids of Adelaide
Outside the atmosphere
I can't breathe I can't see clear
Far away from the ones I love
Down on the earth that looks so small from here

I'm losing gravity
Darkness surrounding me
Nothing is like it used to be
Being separated from my dear

I wanna disappear
Into the atmosphere
Back to the start where everything begins
To find the pieces that we lost for years

Where you can build things up
And love the ones you've got
Don't be someone you're not
And you're back in the atmosphere
Back in the atmosphere
 
Build things up
And love the ones you've got
Don't be someone you're not
And you're back in the atmosphere
Back in the atmosphere

Why can't we just escape
Into the tender shape
Back to the reckless days of our youth
Before we lost ourselves inside the haze

Back in the atmosphere
Worries are far from here
We didn't know the answers to our questions
But now everything became so clear

Where you can build things up
And love the ones you've got
Don't be someone you're not
And you're back in the atmosphere
Back in the atmosphere