“Cinnamon”
stirs the senses as if born by bringing a turntable’s needle to a cherished
album of a no-longer-young music lover, rather than in an age of algorithms and
competing music streaming platforms. The debut single from Band of Muses
channels the Psychedelic Era of the late 1960s. The sitar dances atop a strong
bass line, while compelling vocals deliver lyrics that challenge the listener attach
personalized meaning.
Band
of Muses comprise “sisterly sorceresses, Penny-Scarlett Muse and Daisy Rose
Muse.” Their voices harmonize during some portions of “Cinnamon,” but with
appealingly different “attitudes” that ensure that the two are clearly
distinguishable. During other portions of the song, one voice hauntingly echoes
the lead vocals.
The single
includes only two verses. Quoting a helpful explanation of the lyrics:
Enigmatic yet disarmingly confessional, Penny-Scarlett's lyrics flirt with abstraction yet cut through the lush haze, revealing a raw, lingering ache beneath the shimmering surface. "I've been waiting near your gates of love and always wondering if you're there," Penny-Scarlett sings. Lyrically, Cinnamon stirs the restlessness between longing and fate—caught in the blur where desire fades into distance and waiting for someone that may never come. It's a song that lays bare the vulnerability of holding onto feelings that still linger, despite it all.
Still,
it’s the sitar-guitar that sets “Cinnamon” apart from other song singles.
Embedded in this post is a video by Rick Beato. The video shows the sitar-guitar
and presents his Top 10 sitar songs (electric or “original”). Also embedded is
our Spotify list of personal sitar-featured favorites.
The description
of Band of Muses is insightful:
Inspired by the free-spirited essence of the 1960s Laurel Canyon music scene with a heavy nod to the electrically charged golden era of 1970s rock grandeur, Band of Muses conjures a genre-bending experience of sound and spirit. Their music moves like a séance and hits like a cosmic exorcism— a slow burn that simmers with hypnotic tension, lo-fi bite, and something strangely untamed.
“Cinnamon”
by Band of Muses
Enigmatic yet disarmingly confessional, Penny-Scarlett's lyrics flirt with abstraction yet cut through the lush haze, revealing a raw, lingering ache beneath the shimmering surface. "I've been waiting near your gates of love and always wondering if you're there," Penny-Scarlett sings. Lyrically, Cinnamon stirs the restlessness between longing and fate—caught in the blur where desire fades into distance and waiting for someone that may never come. It's a song that lays bare the vulnerability of holding onto feelings that still linger, despite it all.
Inspired by the free-spirited essence of the 1960s Laurel Canyon music scene with a heavy nod to the electrically charged golden era of 1970s rock grandeur, Band of Muses conjures a genre-bending experience of sound and spirit. Their music moves like a séance and hits like a cosmic exorcism— a slow burn that simmers with hypnotic tension, lo-fi bite, and something strangely untamed.
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Bandcamp: https://bandofmuses.bandcamp.com/track/cinnamon
Bandcamp: https://bandofmuses.bandcamp.com/track/cinnamon
Lyrics of “Cinnamon” by Band of Muses
I’ve been waiting
For so long to feel you
Slowly lingering on my skin
Under the moonlight we’re just flesh and bone with the
Sweet smell of cinnamon in the air
In the air
In the air
In the air
I’ve been waiting
Near your gates of love and
Always wondering if you’re there
If you want me I will follow you with the
Sweet smell of cinnamon in the air
In the air
[Repeating]
I’ve been waiting
For so long to feel you
Slowly lingering on my skin
Under the moonlight we’re just flesh and bone with the
Sweet smell of cinnamon in the air
In the air
In the air
In the air
I’ve been waiting
Near your gates of love and
Always wondering if you’re there
If you want me I will follow you with the
Sweet smell of cinnamon in the air
In the air
[Repeating]
