If you watch the news there's plenty of evidence that we're not as far removed from animals as we'd like to think but every now and again something appears that reminds us we are different. One of the things that does seem to separate us is the ability to create premeditated beauty. To set out with an idea to do something, make something that will improve the world or people around us and as I sit here listening to The Civil Wars latest album again I am filled with child like awe at how far removed from mere mortals their ethereal harmonies seem. Even with the dark undertones of the lyrics it still all just seems so beautifully enchanting. The album feels like a mermaid calling you to the rocks, your ears are channelling gorgeous tones to the brain that seems to mask the darkness of the lyrics.
Some things really make the world a better place, well my world anyway. I just sit down and allow the sonic currents to wash me away on a lazy river with not a thought for everyday life to be seen.
I know they may never tour again, they may never make another album, who knows? All I know is I am going to treat listening to their music like seeing the passing of a once in a lifetime shooting star feeling I was in the right place at the right time to witness the splendour.
So thanks to John Paul White and Joy Williams I hope everything they do in the future brings them as much pleasure as their brief time as The Civil Wars has given me..........
If you want to treat your ears go check them out on spotify and then once they've massaged your ears into submission you can get everything Civil Wars here
http://thecivilwars.com
