The City View takes us on a trip to his own ‘Museum of Science’
New Hampshire electronic-pop project debuts kaleidoscopic new music video via ABQ Green Room on Wednesday, November 10
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MANCHESTER, N.H. [NOVEMBER 10, 2021] -- When visiting a museum, it’s always best to have no set plan or designated route, and simply just let the environment dictate movements. That approach is also evident in “Museum of Science,” the new single and video from New Hampshire electronic music project The City View. The visual premiered on ABQ Green Room on November 10.
Originally issued as part of June’s Rain For The Ready album, a collection of 11 sprawling synth-pop songs that belie The City View’s New Hampshire home base, the buoyant “Museum of Science” is a kaleidoscopic track that finally receives a panoramic visual to match its aural vibrancy.
The video was directed by Ryan J. Burnham, in collaboration with The City View’s Ian Anderson, and filmed in an old apartment building and car wash around the greater Manchester area. [Please note: The video contains flashing lights and imagery.]
“‘Museum of Science’ to me evoked the strongest imagery while listening through the songs on the new album,” says Anderson. “I didn’t want the video itself to tell a story, but I did want it to somewhat represent, with colors and effects, how the song makes me feel. I hope that even without any ‘plot’, the viewer and listener will somehow walk away with a new understanding of the song itself, whether it’s a new meaning to the lyrics or just a general emotion.”
Anderson says that “Museum of Science,” the song, is about dealing with all the things that life tends to throw at us, whether we’re ready for them or not. “It’s about seeing the truth in situations either in the moment, or after a situation has passed or evolved,” he adds. “I’m a believer in reflecting on the past in healthy ways to navigate the present and future.”
And that reflects nicely in the track’s video.
“I didn’t want a plot or storyline to the video, because the song doesn’t really follow any start to finish story,” Anderson notes. “My favorite videos to watch are usually ones that make me feel something from the imagery rather than from acting and stories, etc. I also sometimes try to create a ‘driving at night’ mood with my music, and the director and I both wanted to recreate that somehow for the video.”
Those moods ooze through Rain For The Ready, perhaps The City View’s boldest musical statement yet. Each of the 11 tracks, except for opener “In the Streetlight in This World,” were penned in May and June of this year, right before the album hit Bandcamp as a self-released LP. And throughout Anderson employs his usual arsenal of synthesizers, electronic drums, and guitar, with this new record expanding to include more acoustic and orchestral elements to it, providing The City View with a new musical depth.
“I think sonically and lyrically, ‘Museum of Science’ is a pretty accurate reflection of Rain For The Ready,” Anderson concludes. “It includes a lot of the instrumentation and sounds I like to use; synthesizers, electric guitar, electronic drums, spacey vocals. Lyrically, Rain For The Ready in general contains a lot of reflecting on things from the past and navigating the present and future. Some songs are loosely focused on specific scenarios, and some songs just go through general emotions that can be applied to different situations that we all go through.”
Like walking through a museum, on your own terms and on your own time.
Contact Michael Marotta at michael@publisist.co or Ian Anderson at the.cityview@yahoo.com for more information.
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The City View press photo:
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‘Museum of Science’ lyrics:
The lights on, can you feel it changing?
I rearranged everything worth saving
I really thought I’d be alone tonight, it’s alright, I don’t hear you anyway
It’s just something I’ve had enough of
If you turn I’d be ashamed to
Say that I ever even loved
Is it too late to throw this all away?
Is this something you really feel?
Maybe I’m just too fucked up to see lately
I think I let the wrong molds shape me
If it’s too late then don’t even save me
Follow me
Don’t follow me
It won’t let me go
I can’t let it go
Is this something you really feel?
Maybe I’m just too fucked up to see lately
I think I let the wrong molds shape me
If it’s too late then don’t even save me
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‘Rain For The Ready’ album artwork:
Art Credit: The City View
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Media contact and all press/radio inquiries: Michael Marotta at michael@publisist.co or Ian Anderson at the.cityview@yahoo.com.