Anberlin and The Dark Knight Rises

Today I have music for you today by one of my favorite bands of all time-Anberlin. It has been quite a while since I have posted a song by these guys, but now I feel is the time for me to start talking about them more. I saw them live ,for the second time, this past evening and was completely blown away. This was a show that was really worth seeing. For me it was bittersweet, sweet because I got to see the band that made me fall in love with music live, but bitter because this is their final tour ever. It pains me to inform you that Anberlin has decided to move on. 12 years later and 7 studio albums later, Anberlin still remains one of the greatest bands I have ever had the pleasure to encounter. Everything about this band is so smooth and perfect. The vocals, the instrumentation, the background, the name, the lyrics, the members. Everything fits together like puzzle pieces and they form the incredible image of a band that never ever stopped making music that the world can fall in love with. Anberlin is a band that means so much to me and will always have a special part in my soul and mind as one of the things that evolved and molded me into what I am today. But on to the music, this song is off their final album. I highly recommend you check it out not only because it is one of my favorite bands, but because this new album is very well done. This is a different side of Anberlin, moving a little bit away from the hard rock that we got from previous albums like Cities. But this slight deviation or evolution of the band sounds absolutely fantastic. This song takes on the darker and more pensive side of Anberlin. When you listen to the song, from the get go we get chords by the guitar. The notes have a darker tone to them, but it isn't a scary kind of dark. Part of it sounds even melancholy. This tone goes along with the lost souls which Anberlin so beautifully addresses. For this song, really pay attention to the lyrics because they are bound to resonate with you. There is always a little bit of the song that can relate to any person and sometimes the song describes you with distinction and perfection. This song uses a little bit of synth for the guitar work which is okay with me because Anberlin still relies heavily on the conventional instruments they have always used. Stephen Christian is one of the magicians of this magical band. I have heard many voices in recordings and live, of all different genres and from all over the world, and I stick by my thoughts that Stephen Christian is one of the best male vocalists. His voice is so distinct and unique and is capable of so much. He can pull off a hard and edgy voice for rock songs, or he can go mellow and soft and smooth for songs like this. He can do screams for intense rock songs and can be so vulnerable and emotional and heart breaking for other songs. Stephen Christian has one of the most versatile voices I have heard and he has a beautiful voice. There is a rick but sophisticated tone to his voice. This song takes the mellow from Anberlin and puts it into song. The lyrics are beautiful and they have this imagery as do all Anberlin songs. They make you work a little to divine the message they are putting out there. This song by Anberlin is a new single off their album so go check the rest of the album out! Let me know what you think! I will always love you Anberlin and am forever indebted to you. Today's instrumental song is from the movie The Dark Knight Rises. This song was kind of hard to find, and I won't lie to you, this is not exactly the kind of score I was looking for. However, I realized there are a lot of similarities between this song and the first one. This song contrasts light and dark, bright and dull, fast and slow points of music. This is a summary of the styles of Anberlin. While the song starts out slow and melancholy, it picks up and turns into something epic and great. I hope you enjoy the music and please feel free to comment!