RIVER TIBER, “The City” (video)
I first heard it almost 8 months ago, and it remains as one of my favourite songs from one of the most consistently interesting and progressive electronic rock albums of 2013, reaching #1 on my personal chart for a month back in the winter. “The City” by Toronto’s River Tiber from the initially free downloadable album Synapses, now has a video to accompany its sparse, intricate vocals, instrumentation, and melodies.
The video has surfaced because Synapses is about to see official USA release. It captures the romantic nighttime beauty of my city, Toronto, as well as the longing and forlorn feelings that the song conjures up from within. While I’m not sure what levitating on a soccer field and all of the various triangles represent in the video, I’m pleased to see all this happening for singer/multi-instrumentalist/video director Tommy Paxton-Beesley who at 22, and with a smart quietness about him, has a very bright future ahead. “The City” is one song ticket that will help him get there. Online press from SPIN magazine today no less is a sign!
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