Radio Free California Episode 2502, FMAM's next single and more...

 

New music this week from Franciscan Monks of Acies Mundi, Love is Noise, Jethro Tull, Sub-Radio, Mourn, Franz Ferdinand, Shed Seven, Bob Mould, Gardens, Sunsick Daisy and more! Enjoy!

No cheap shots or any of that other stuff today. I am doing a re-think of what I blog and when I blog it.

That said, the second single from Franciscan Monks of Acies Mundi will drop on Friday. It's called "Seven Mountains" and is described by the Monks as follows:

"Time and time again we see examples in scripture of God using the lowest of people, people without station or influence, to do his great works. Never, not once in all scripture, is it commanded to be at the top of mountains – it is shown time and again that the Lord may do his work any way that he sees fit.

"So in seeking to control the seven mountains as commanded by Televangelists and others are you following the path or are you worshipping idols? Did you know that the man who coined the term “Seven Mountains” is the only leader who calls himself a Christian who has refused to condemn the violence of January 6, 2021?

"Have you prostituted yourself to the worship and friendship of power? Are you, like those espousing the philosophy of Seven Mountains, ensconced in a cult of your own making?"

The song itself has only two lines, but they're powerful lines. We wanted to have a song that lays bare the conciet of the people in the US who call themselves Christian but clearly hold very little in terms of Christian Values. I had a kind of dancing dervish of a tune sketched out and once we had agreed on the concept of the song we scoured for words to use. 

It was Brother Anthony who suggested we use Deuteronomy 23:17. He played the main synth riff and synth bass on the track, but it was Brother James who sung lead. We all summarily resisted the idea to submit the song for the next Eurovision competition.

Although I had specific ideas of what to use and the concepts I wanted to get across, I relied heavily on the Brothers to find the most appropriate text and its translation.

Anyway, it will be available wherever you get your streaming music on January 17th.

And becuase I love you, here is the video for the new single from Band-Maid, "Zen" - which is also the opening theme to the anime "Zenshuu"