Written on a Mt Maunganui sunrise while on tour in New Zealand, “Golden” sees Blue Child Collective exploring new sounds, blending elements of indie folk and roots to produce a track in a similar vein to “Crosses” by Jose Gonzalez and Bon Iver’s smash hit “Holocene”, yet featuring a solid percussion bed, baritone vocals and clever group singalong “Harmony with everything // Harmony, we all can sing in (rpt)”.
lyrics
Golden
Shining on, shining on the sand
Breaking through, breaking walls, she can
Let her in, let her in - she’s beaming
Come, embrace and fill the space of freedom
And the spell is golden
Cast coast to forest
Frequency is holding
Blueprints for the moment
Remembering, remembering the song
Cloudless sky surrounds us like a drum
Beating hearts, though worlds apart,
Are made as one by the beat
And the feet that follow
And the spell is golden
Cast coast to forest
Frequency is holding
Blueprints for the moment
Harmony, in everything
Harmony, we all can sing
In harmony with everything
Harmony we all can see the harmony
And the spell is golden
Cast coast to forest
Frequency is holding
Blueprints for the moment
credits
released January 17, 2020
Recorded by James Newhouse at Real2Reel, Gelorup, Western Australia
Produced & Mixed by James Newhouse & Dan White
Mastered by Willy Bowden, Tasmania, Australia
Music & Lyrics by Dan White & Blue Child Collective
Vocals, Guitars, Percussion & Synth - Dan White
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Hammond & Synth - Chris Musitano
Bass Guitar - Wayan Biliondana
Drums & Percussion - Benjamin Newton
Synth - James Newhouse
A Fluid Groove collaboration born from the West Australian coastline, Blue Child Collective's easy-flowing, conscious song craft "evokes the gentle rhythms and roaring freedom of Australia’s seaside" (Happy Mag).
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