Today's guests will probably be most welcomed by fans of the bands Deftones and Far, both of which are based in Sacramento, California. Having been founded in 2011, Crosses' history goes far beyond than just 2 years actually, since Chino Moreno (on the left) and Shaun Lopez (on the right) have been friends since childhood and with Scott Chuck (in the middle) a.k.a. Chuck Doom, who has joined them rather recently, they saw no harm in being a little bit creative thus the result turn out to be ††† (with each cross representing each band member), with 2 albums released so far, namely EP1 and EP2, both of whose producer is Shaun Lopez himself.
Ascending the steep path of fame as the lead vocalist and guitarist of Deftones, Moreno's lyrics always have a bit of ambiguity that makes it hard for even an assidious listener to decrypt what the story really is. Moreno had something to say on this: "My lyrics don't deal with specific topics. I write down on paper the feelings of the moment, it's not easy to explain the contents of the lyrics or give a logical sense to the words." Yet he has quite a reputation, touring the US, South America as well as Europe with Deftones and his new side-project Crosses. The image on the left is just one of the fan-made pieces of art devoted to him.
After tasting most of the noise they made via Crosses' Soundcloud feed, my pick was "Bermuda Locke†" from their first album EP1. Well, I guess it won't hurt to give a spoiler here - this one is all about passion, instincts and desires. Maybe unstated needs, things that burn inside us with a wild love, yet when courage fails to give them away. The track takes the listener away with a slow intro & delicate touches on keyboard, then step up the tempo a little to captivate with a soft alternative & electronic style and truly reflect the feelings inside (guess we're talking about Chino's thoughts here). Anyways, here's the song, enjoy.
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After tasting most of the noise they made via Crosses' Soundcloud feed, my pick was "Bermuda Locke†" from their first album EP1. Well, I guess it won't hurt to give a spoiler here - this one is all about passion, instincts and desires. Maybe unstated needs, things that burn inside us with a wild love, yet when courage fails to give them away. The track takes the listener away with a slow intro & delicate touches on keyboard, then step up the tempo a little to captivate with a soft alternative & electronic style and truly reflect the feelings inside (guess we're talking about Chino's thoughts here). Anyways, here's the song, enjoy.
The good news is that this song, as well as the whole album EP1 can be downloaded for free on ††† website. The high quality update for EP1, as well as the album EP2 are downloadable as paid purchases in the same address as well. Below are the links to their cribs on internet, feel free to support them and their marvellous work.
