We are stars trapped inside skin and bones

Shine (feat. Cate Ferris) – Nordic Giants

There are certain words that you reach for when trying to write about music. I’m not entirely sure they MEAN anything – but they are suitably evocative. They communicate the feeling of listening, if not anything substantive. At least, that’s what I tell myself when I use them, because I don’t want to believe that I’m just writing nonsense.

In the case of “Shine” the word I can’t help but use is ‘liquid.’ The instrumentation is sparse, like the very lightest sort of rain. And the vocal performance from Cate Ferris moves with an suppleness that seems impossible to picture in solid form.

The first four minutes are beautiful, the final minute is epic. The whole thing is wonderful. The band is Nordic Giants – and a h/t to Knox Road for turning me on to them.