Do you want something funky and whimsical in your life to turn up the corners of your mouth? I hope you’re like me, because I can always use any and every excuse to smile my most infectious smile. Santa Barbara’s futuristic hippie-ish band Gardens & Villa have what it takes to plaster a permanent grin all over your good looking mug. Their sound is a complex mix of clam bakes, wooded forest trails and interstellar space travel all wrapped up with the glowing psychedelic rainbow bow of Chris Lynch‘s voice. It’s a party for sure, albeit a laid back and dreamy soiree. I just visited their bandcamp and grabbed a bit of their magic for myself. And I must say, thus far it’s the most satisfying purchase of the day. Peace.
“Spacetime” by Gardens & Villa from Secretly Jag on Vimeo.
-Space Time- Lyrics
You found no reason to abandon the monastic life
I found a lover who will always elevate my mind
when she speaks of space and time
she is always at the nick of time
You found me lying in the grove where the serpents like
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I asked if I could make it with the one with the angel eyes
when she speaks she tells no lie
and she’s always at the nick of time
space time
realize I am the sculptor
the one who brings the bodies to life
I have searched for a victim for a hundred thousand miles
and I’ll carve her in the stone of lime
to the rhythm of space and time
space time
we’ll be cast in the river
where the starlight shivers