{"id":81227,"date":"2023-04-25T11:47:44","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T09:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=81227"},"modified":"2023-04-25T11:47:45","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T09:47:45","slug":"vancouvers-night-hymns-captures-lightning-in-a-blue-bottle-with-groove-heavy-new-single","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2023\/04\/vancouvers-night-hymns-captures-lightning-in-a-blue-bottle-with-groove-heavy-new-single\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver&#8217;s Night Hymns Captures Lightning In A &#8216;Blue Bottle&#8217; With Groove-Heavy New Single"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>&#8216;Blue Bottle&#8217;, from Vancouver indie rock musician\u00a0Night Hymns, is out now on all streaming platforms. The track with its gorgeous melodies is reflective of the love the artist has for the likes of The Beatles, and Oasis.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I am almost completely self-taught. I picked up the guitar only to play rock and roll. If rock music never existed, I probably would not be making music right now. Call me the latter-day slacker rocker if you like, but the very idea of taking guitar lessons seems odd to me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Night Hymns makes use of the interesting and unusual in his lyrics; while many of us might imagine that we would like to be as &#8220;free as a bird&#8221;, the artist rather imagines themself to be a &#8220;happy fly&#8221;. 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It&#8217;s light and airy, uplifting and fun, and well worthy of a place in anyone&#8217;s playlist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;Blue Bottle&#8217; is out now. 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