Carbon City Lights are a California-based indie alt-rock band with international roots and an impressive highlight reel. As acclaimed live performers and songwriters, they have won multiple awards, racked up hundreds of thousands of streams, and lead singer Michael Venia even earned a spot as a contestant on Season 21 of The Voice.
Their latest single “These Little Things” is an intimate affair, capturing the beauty of finding love in life’s small details.
The song opens with Michael’s pure falsetto vocal. There’s a slight breathlessness and just a hint of raspiness. The melody has a delicate, heartbreaking beauty. It rises and falls with effortless fluidity, before resolving in a wonderfully satisfying way.
The lyrics are down to earth and matter of fact, but tell the story so effectively:
“We were laughing at nothing in particular
Like the day was happy just to be
These little things”
It’s a simple arrangement, dominated by rhythm guitars and a lap steel which gives the track a crisp and spacious sound. There are no big solos, no jarring twists and turns; just a warm groove and a spellbinding melodic haze.
Playing out in exactly three minutes, “These Little Things” will make a big impression on you. Take a listen to the new single below.
Written by Grubby
