Coldplay Releases Music Video for "Magic"

I am a big fan of Coldplay. As I get older I learn to love them even more. When "Yellow" came out I was not hooked. Back then I was a kid recording radio on a cassette tape waiting for the next upbeat song to listen to on repeat while I cleaned my room. As an adult I LOVE "Yellow" it is one of my all-time favourite Coldplay songs.

I have been hooked on the latest Coldplay track "Magic" from my first listen. As news broke about lead singer Chris Martin's divorce from wife  (I guess I should say conscious uncoupling) Gwyneth Paltrow the song became even sadder for me. I find "Magic" heart-wrenching and emotional... I can't stop listening to it.

Today the video for "Magic" was released and I absolutely love it. It shows a fun and goofy side of  Chris Martin that I think needs to be remembered at the time when people are questioning some very serious and intimate parts of his life. 

To me "Magic" does everything you want a song to do. I makes me happy when I hear it come on, I sing along... but it leaves me feeling gutted (just a little bit) because it highlights an element of heartbreak that is so real and complicated that it is hard to describe. That feeling when you meet someone that isn't right for you but if perfect in so many ways that you feel an remarkable connection that can only be described as magical. 

I love the video for magic, it has a happy ending and a more magical take on conscious uncoupling. I am not sure feelings like this do have a happy ending in real life. But we can still believe in magic anyways... 

"Magic" is the first single from Coldplay's album Ghost Stories due to be released May 19, 2014.

Music Monday: Current Swell - "Rollin"

Current Swell is blowing up my Facebook and Twitter feeds right now!

Why? Well, it is all because of their new, ridiculous music video for the track “Rollin”.

Take 4 minutes and 40 seconds and watch it now! Please.

Okay, you’re done; right?

Good. I am guessing you are feeling a little tired after watching that display of human physique. I am. In all seriousness, this video is pure gold and so is the song. 

If you haven’t heard about Current Swell, well put your reading pants on. Here is a little bit about the band in a few lines. Current Swell is an awesome B.C. band from Victoria who have four (soon to be five) albums under their belt. They are killer live; everyone who saw them at the Spirtbar in Nelson this past fall will rave to you about them. They have gotten major attention for their work and have opened for acts like the Beach Boys and Bedouin Soundclash. They have a little something for everyone. I am starting to feel a little like a human Wikipedia page --- read up on them here on their website or on their actual Wikipedia page. 

Back to today’s new video, “Rollin”.

Much like the band, this video is a lot of fun. I'm not sure it does much for milk sales though... 

Keep your eyes open for them hopefully they will be back in our neck of the woods soon. I’m not saying pressure them into coming to the Kootenays… but totally email them and pressure them to come back to the Kootenays. Right now they are a little busy, getting ready for some European tour dates after their trip to SXSW (it is okay, I am totally jealous of them too).

For now, enjoy “Rollin”. I am so beat (watching this after going to the gym) that I plan on spending the rest of the day celebrating  today’s big holiday… its National Napping Day.