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The Magic Flower

from Viva Chi Vede by The Soft Hills

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about

“The Magic Flower”: In the winter of 2017, my friends Adam Rasmussen and Chris Lynch (who play in the band Gardens & Villa) began recording what ended up becoming “The Magic Flower” at their studio in Frogtown, Los Angeles. Adam played electric and nylon string guitars on the track with Chris engineering. The initial version of the song was quite different in its early stages and was titled “Tiny Hours”. The vocals (both lyrics and melody) were different and a drummer named Ted had recorded drums on the track. I revisited the song in 2020 and recorded new vocals for the song, singing out of an old microphone which was plugged into a 1960’s reel- to-reel tape machine. Anthony recorded a groovy bass line. And lastly, Garrit Tillman recorded new drum tracks on the song in September 2021, giving the song a different vibe which meshed better with the album as a whole.

lyrics

babe I like your star
near the garden gate I’ll wait for you there
sail on a silver ship
we got places to go and you won’t find a better day

ooh in the golden rain
I won’t fear anything
I love your face

you found your way out of the washing machine
the carousel lights up in your dream
the magic flower is opening
the rapid fire of hummingbird wings
ooh when the world turns black
I won’t look away from you
I won’t be sad, I won’t be sad

grow in the golden rain
I won’t fear anything
I love your face
ooh when the world turns glass
I won’t look away from you
I won’t be sad

you found your way out of the washing machine
the rapid fire of the hummingbird wings
the world is waiting for you and for me
the world is waiting for you and for me

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from Viva Chi Vede, released July 22, 2022

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The Soft Hills Los Angeles, California

LA-based project The Soft Hills create a visceral take on soft-psych indie rock, calling to mind the hypnotic melancholy of the Red House Painters as well as contemporaries like Grizzly Bear or Radiohead.

Songwriter Garrett Hobba started the project in Seattle in 2007. The band, which involves a rotating door of friends and musicians, has toured several times through the US and Europe.
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