Tuesday, May 10, 2016

“Don’t Shy from the Light” by Neulore – A Song Review

     Songs that feature the cello should be accompanied by a box of tissue. There is no better instrument to convey emotion, particularly if there is an element of darkness to the emotion. "Don't Shy from the Light" from Neulore is a good example. The lyrics are included at the bottom of this post. The song is about a willingness to wait until the other person finds her way.
     Neulore is primarily Adam Agin and William T. Cook. They are based in Nashville, Tennessee. We couldn’t find the names of the other contributors to “Don’t Shy from the Light.” So, we looked to the 2014 album on which the song is the sixth track. The credits for the album, “Animal Evolve,” list of album contributors as including:
Konrad Snyder (guitar, percussion, vocals)
Aaron Horn (piano)
Eleonore Denig violin, string arrangements)
Adam Agin (guitar, vocals, piano)
William T. Cook (organ, guitar, vocals, piano, melodica, ukulele)
Jessie Parker (piano, vocals)
Dan Eggenschwiler (percussion, backing vocals)
Colton Thomas (drums)
Andrew Moffat (bass)
Chris Carmichael (violin, cello, viola)
Jeremy McCoy (bass)
Danny Mitchell (trumpet, flugelhorn)

     “Don’t Shy from the Light” by Neulore


Lyrics of “Don’t Shy from the Light”
Of course I'll wait
While you are hiding
Of course I'll wait
While you are deciding

But don't shy from the light
It'll never harm you
And don't shy from the light
It'll never harm you

Of course I'll stay
While you are denying
Of course I'll stay
While you wander blindly

But don't shy from the light
It'll never harm you
And don't shy from the light
It'll never harm you

But don't shy from the light
It'll never harm you
Don't shy from the light
It'll never harm you

3 comments:

  1. The instrument is indeed beautiful. Before the first line, even if you don't know music, never listened to one before, the instrument gives you the feeling, conveys the emotion, takes you to the darkest place then brings you the only light, only escape way, beautiful music. It's perfect.

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  2. Chris Carmichael wrote and performed the beautiful string arrangement on this gem of a song as well as "Gathering Chant" - love this band's music!

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