{"id":32942,"date":"2018-02-13T12:36:35","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T12:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=32942"},"modified":"2018-02-13T12:36:35","modified_gmt":"2018-02-13T12:36:35","slug":"higher-education-gift-called-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/02\/higher-education-gift-called-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Higher Education &#8211; &#8216;Gift Called Life&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"32943\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/02\/higher-education-gift-called-life\/higher-education-press\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Higher-Education-Press.jpg?fit=1458%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1458,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Higher Education &amp;#8211; Press\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Higher-Education-Press.jpg?fit=640%2C421&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32943 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Higher-Education-Press.jpg?resize=640%2C421&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"421\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Higher Education are a fun-loving trio comprising brothers Petey and Danny Devaney on guitars, bass, and vocals, with Bradley Wilson on drums. The three has independently released three studio albums since 2010 &#8211; &#8216;Chasing Highs&#8217;, &#8216;Would You Like Fries With That&#8217;, and &#8216;The Ballad Of Alexander Henry&#8217;. Their feel-good single, &#8216;Gift Called Life&#8217;, is from their forthcoming fourth album, and serves as the perfect introduction to Higher Education&#8217;s fusion of classic reggae and psych rock.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Opening &#8216;Gift Called Life&#8217; with his guitar, Petey paves the way for Bradley to get listeners up out of their chairs and onto the dance floor, while layered percussions provide the reggae vibe ahead of the rich vocals. It&#8217;s a lighthearted feeling song, but hides a deeper meaning, as it was written in the wake of the death Petey and Danny&#8217;s father. Petey&#8217;s aim was to capture the positivity their father brought to the band, in his role as their inspiration and biggest supporter. They commemorate life in the song, and believe that every day should be celebrated, as it is truly a gift.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"1550939374\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Gift Called Life&#8217; comes with a video which was filmed and edited by Zach Strouse from Positive Vibe Media, and shot at Greenbelt Lake, Maryland, a spot where the guys from Higher Education had hung out since they were kids. The clip is filled with friends and family, including fellow musicians and producers, as well as family members, and each person has had an effect on what Higher Education has become. The beautiful sunlight and the crew dancing along the lake make for an altogether gorgeous and heartwarming clip.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Higher Education set off on a Northeast\/Midwest USA tour from 10 March. You can find out more information about this and everything else from Higher Education&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/highereducationband.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_70203\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lzZjSlyBiII?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Gift Called Life - Higher Education (Official Music Video)\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/lzZjSlyBiII\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Higher Education are a fun-loving trio comprising brothers Petey and Danny Devaney on guitars, bass, and vocals, with Bradley Wilson on drums. The three has independently released three studio albums since 2010 &#8211; &#8216;Chasing Highs&#8217;, &#8216;Would You Like Fries With That&#8217;, and &#8216;The Ballad Of Alexander Henry&#8217;. Their feel-good single, &#8216;Gift Called Life&#8217;, is from their forthcoming fourth album, and serves as the perfect introduction to Higher Education&#8217;s fusion of classic reggae and psych rock.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":32992,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[264,9,640],"tags":[12760,2981,12759,12758,8088,1370,4806,1182,203,308,309,81],"class_list":["post-32942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-concerts","category-new-releases","category-videos","tag-family","tag-fun","tag-gift-called-life","tag-higher-education","tag-maryland","tag-positivity","tag-psych-rock","tag-reggae","tag-rock","tag-singers","tag-songwriters","tag-video"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-8zk","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10919,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2015\/05\/sticky-fingers-play-the-forum\/","url_meta":{"origin":32942,"position":0},"title":"Sticky Fingers Play The Forum","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"16\/05\/2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Legendary Australian band Sticky Fingers will play The Forum in London on May 24, wrapping up their UK tour in support of their second album, \"Land Of Pleasure\".","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Concerts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Concerts","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/concerts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Sticky-Fingers1.png?fit=612%2C611&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Sticky-Fingers1.png?fit=612%2C611&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Sticky-Fingers1.png?fit=612%2C611&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":30093,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/09\/roddan-bleed-432\/","url_meta":{"origin":32942,"position":1},"title":"Roddan &#8211; 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