{"id":33515,"date":"2018-02-28T15:29:17","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T15:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=33515"},"modified":"2018-02-28T15:29:17","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T15:29:17","slug":"pining-for-sunshine-so-little-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/02\/pining-for-sunshine-so-little-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Pining for Sunshine &#8211; \u2018So Little Time\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/pining-for-sunshine1-2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"33524\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/02\/pining-for-sunshine-so-little-time\/pining-for-sunshine1-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/pining-for-sunshine1-2.jpg?fit=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1536,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"pining for sunshine1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/pining-for-sunshine1-2.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33524\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/pining-for-sunshine1-2.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Wow!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>For four minutes and fifty-five seconds Pining for Sunshine performed an act of musical levitation on me. They lifted me from the ground and carried me along on a melancholic cloud of beautiful sound that reminded me of a mash up of \u2018She\u2019s Leaving Home\u2019 by The Beatles and Damien Rice\u2019s \u2018Cannonball\u2019.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The intro is so minimalist, coupled with the economical vocal, allowing the listener to feel the pain\u2026and then in the middle of the song an undertone of darkness is woven in, only to be broken by haunting melodies and backing vocals as the song reaches a climax.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are some great lyrics too. \u2018Holding onto the reigns of life\u2019 really stood out. I get the feeling that the songwriter smiled when he conjured that one up. I know I would.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This song is first class. Top notch and well worth a listen. Pining for Sunshine may have \u2018So Little Time\u2019, but they sure as hell have so much more to give us.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more about Pining For Sunshine from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pining4Sunshine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PiningForSunshine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>. &#8216;So Little Time&#8217; is available on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/2rLjx22KpEeAJ7Y5UAwduN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/piningforsunshine\/soo-little-time\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soundcloud<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_41392\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sD2g8kZl7KA?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=\"Pining For Sunshine - So Little Time (Official Video)\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/sD2g8kZl7KA\/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>Wow! For four minutes and fifty-five seconds Pining for Sunshine performed an act of musical levitation on me. 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