#roo panes

You were one of two peeps I saw who put Roo Panes on your conversation hearts wishlist and that made me so happy to see him, bc I really love his work but am still getting familiar with it too! My favorite songs of his are "The Land of the Living" and "The Sun Will Rise Over The Year" for sure but there are a lot of his songs that are like .. more musically subdued yet the poetry of the lyrics is just 🔥 and I am learning to love those too (like the description of forgiveness of hurt as stains to wash away and bruises to heal, bc "we both lose" without grace in "Peace Be With You" 🥺)

I also listened to the In the Willows album and it's so precious. The titles are fantastic and the music lovely. My favorite track is probably "The River Bank" - that one is just particularly pleasing to listen to and does really have that vibe to it. 👏 I've also never actually finished reading The Wind in the Willows so I need to get on that someday. XD

Loved seeing your recommendations, thank you for sharing them! 😊❤️

Happy late Valentine's Day!

Yesss a fellow new fan of Roo Panes! This event has introduced me to so many new-to-me songs of his, and "Peace Be With You" is one of them. His poetry is just So Good 🥹

Oh I'm so glad you liked In the Willows! "The River Bank" is absolutely lovely. Let me know if you finish Wind in the Willows!! I love that book immoderately — its explorations of what home is and means, its glimpses of the transcendent, its celebrations of ordinary life...

Спокойно-мажорная подборка песен со стильным аккомпаниментом, на которую меня вдохновила тёплая осенняя погода в Мск.

Очаровательная своим рваным ритмом, при этом - спокойная и лёгкая композиция. Речитатив куплетов уравновешен протяжными заглавными up & up, а в припеве смысл слов отходит на второй план: важнее - звучание и стихотворный размер для поддержания мелодии.

Но в целом текст очень философски благостный и духоподъёмный: You can say it’s mine and clench your fist / Or see each sunrise as a gift и так далее.

Песня интересна контрастом слегка суетливого, речитативного куплета, протяжного предприпева и ритмичного припева (в котором, кстати, вариируется текст). Аккомпанимент максимально ненавязчивый и не перебивкет впечатление от меланхоличного приглушённого вокала.

В тексте много сочных образов - например, как shooting blonde rock star.

Ритм аккомпанимента держится на гитарных арпеджио, а ударные делают звучание более глубоким и слегка мрачным, как грозовые облака на ярком закате. Вокальная партия очень спокойная, слушается почти как естественная речь благодаря хаотичной мелодии.

Лучшее в тексте - We don't bleed, when we don't fight /Go ahead, go ahead/Throw your arms in the air tonight.

Это кавер, но отличается он в основном вокалом (чем мне и нравится). Технически очень простая песня, из инструментов - одна гитара, по форме - три части, которые все вместе повторяются ещё раз, динамика почти что совсем ровная, но всё же не настолько плоская, как в первоначальном варианте. Так или иначе, изобразительно-выразительные средства стоит искать в тексте, например: And all the storms you've been chasing/ About to rain down tonight.

Под конец - чуть более бодрый трек с несколько тревожной инструментовкой (особенно благодаря струнным), которую оттеняет протяжный нежный бэк-вокал. И снова незатейлвая центральная тема с горизонтальными фразами и поступенным движением напоминает обычную речь.

Find A Song that finds the artist communicating with his younger self

Roo Panes - Letter to the Boy

The new track finds the British folk songwriter in a reflective mood, communicating to a younger version of himself while offering reassurance and calm:

"The song as a whole is a reflection on things you would say to the “boy” you. Explaining a few of the hurdles and then finishing with the question “now you know - will you go?” The scene is set on an idealistic ivory shore that actually came as an image to me one night. It was a dark stormy sky with a child holding a candle hopefully, sheltering the flame against the wind, and I wrote into that. It reminded me of some of the beaches in north Scotland - so it kind of kickstarted a trip we took up to the Scottish isles for writing the album.”

Opening with a plaintive fingerpicked guitar, 'Letter To The Boy' quickly sees Roo Panes’ commanding voice taking centre stage. There’s a subtle confidence to the simplicity of the arrangement; a dedication to serving the song with atmospheric flourishes that complement but never distract from the heart of everything.

She was lying in the sun

In the quiet corner where the river runs

Well, I went inside and I wrote the words