Sunny with a chance of vodka

Usually Tuesdays just pass by uneventfully, and I'm sure many agree. Things don't happen on Tuesdays usually. It just sort of sits there as a filler. Well, today was one of those rare occurrences when I could say the contrary.

As I was browsing through Youtube, minding my own randomness and what not, I came upon this band. Vodka Rain. A Korean Indie band. This song is called I Miss You.

The song's lyrics speak of a man, who is missing his gone lover sickly to the pains of his heart. Well, that's my interpretation.

At a glance, Vodka Rain comes like any other indie rock band. However, this song in particular I truly am enjoying. It starts out simply, but as soon as the vocal comes in I feel something tugs at my heart. His voice is very similar to Nell's (a famous K-indie band as well) lead vocal, yet it's less packaged, less adorned, but just raw emotion. There's no vibrato, nor any other vocal embellishment, but the pure simplicity of it is the reason why this song cries beauty.

Another special element about this band is that they have incorporated strings into their band; a cellist and a violinist is in the band. Personally, I'm a fan of strings. I think they add a rich sound to many songs, and they also allow the band to teeter closer to soulful emotions, grabbing the listeners' ears, and hearts. I also did a lot of orchestra back in the day so I'm a particular proponent of strings.  

On a quieter note, here's another song from Vodka Rain.

This one's called Like a lie, we are. I hope I translated that correctly.

This song in my opinion, is another example of how Vodka Rain's songs come truly from the heart. The song's lyrics speak from a person's point of view, addressing his or her lover of how their affection and feelings will disappear like a lie, and begs the other to leave while they can keep their love as a good memory.

At first I thought Vodka Rain was a new band, but turns out they aren't. Here's a clip from 2009 of them playing live.

It's a wonder how I haven't heard of them all this time, but now that I have, I'm going to catch up plenty with all their albums. I'm already getting giddy thinking about it, and I hope anyone reading this is excited as I am. Happy listening!