Bicycles in Amsterdam Archives

Jo’ & Eliah – Once Again: Chillingly Kitsch Indie

Posted on 10 January 2018

Occasionally, you stumble across music that gives you goose bumps, Once Again is the chilling new single by Jo’ & Eliah that does just that. Words can’t quite capture just how succinctly the intrinsic melodies hit you throughout the regrettably short duration of this track. If the sound wasn’t enough, I can’t quite remember the last time I heard lyrics that were so poetic and flowed with such veracity. Jo’ & Eliah are two solo artists that originally joined forces back in 2016, together, the underground artists are on a mission to create deeper and more resonant tracks than what is churned out by the media. So, I for one would like to congratulate them for achieving their goal in just one anthem of a single. All it took was one track from the cute and folky dulcet indie collective to win me over.

I’m already in bitter sweet anticipation for the album. So, if you’re a fan of Bicycles in Amsterdam, Bob Dylan, & Bon Ivor, there is no better way to kick of your 2018 play list than with this debut track.

Check out the single Once Again on Spotify now:

https://open.spotify.com/album/6422IYUy15J1S7HJmKPgRk

-Amelia Vandergast

Bicycles in Amsterdam – Swim Like a Monkey; A Twee Epiphany

Posted on 29 December 2017

A sound this pure could only stem from a Toronto based singer songwriter and producer. Bicycles in Amsterdam is the latest musical venture from the adorably sweet Russel Roger Harness.

If you didn’t fall in love with his last single Annie’s Song, you’ll be powerless to resist the sticky sweet melodies that the solo artist puts out. Swim Like a Monkey is the brand new single packed with captivating acoustic flow, perfectly orchestrated to create a playful sound that Russell created at the tender age of 21. I’m a firm believer that age is never of relevance when it comes to music, yet, It’s hard to get over the lyrical wisdom that is escaping his lyrical lips especially in his earlier track Annie’s song.

Russell takes the campfire approach to his sound for that ultimately raw wanderlust sound which brims with compassion and complexity. He’s not an artist that takes himself too seriously and that’s what I love about him, but I have a feeling, he doesn’t know quite how evocative his sound is.

I strongly recommend you check out Swim Like a Monkey via Spotify using the link below:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/2CeBxh2NZgLKVLFKcVmyk3

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https://www.bicyclesinamsterdam.com/