What’s not to like in this track? Wild Manes deliver luscious harmonies, great instrumentation and pin-point-ship-sharp lyrics to boot. I’m on board. Check this six-piece outfit straight out of Brooklyn New-York fronted by the whimsical vocals by Lindsey Nadolski, Heather Santana and Jocelyn Conn. Mixed to perfection and brought to you with a sense of rhythm and great crunchy guitars unlike I’ve experienced in the folk realm for quite some time. They also have quite the nonchalant modesty going for them too, they describe their music as “the stuff your mom would probably clean the house to” and we couldn’t agree more. In the best way possible of course.
Check out “Cicadas”, Wild Manes‘ third single this year as well as selling out a few tour dates for good measure, including a deluxe show at the world-renowned Bowery Ballroom in native New York. Make sure you follow their online presence as well so you get the latest updates from the band directly.
Cicadas – Lyrics
Where you’re from
Not like they care to know
Where you’re from
Stand up and talk like this
When the steam on the sidewalk’s rising
You float downtown
In your new pair of shoes
When you see empty windows
Summer screams in your ears, oh
And your heart sinks like a stone
Oh this part
Stings for a while
Stings for a while
Where you’re from (no anchor holds me down)
Not like you care to know
Where you’re from (no anchor holds me down)
You left it long ago
When they ask you
You hold your head high
Denying the weight of
That beaten down pride
But you feel it
Lack of anchor, pangs of rank
In your heart
Oh, this part
Stings for a while
Stings for a while
I was, I was afraid of it
I was, I was afraid of you
Cicadas, making sounds of the summer
Sounds of the sun
Sounds of the heat
Cicadas, making sounds of the summer
Sounds of the sun
Sounds of the heat
How hard does the wind have to blow
Opposing your trajectory
Pushing you back home?
How hard does the wind have to blow
How hard does the wind have to blow
Opposing your trajectory
Pushing you back home?
How hard does the wind have to blow
