Fitzroy, Melbourne
Call me a loooser, but I found a welcome distraction today in calculating the average length of THE MOTIFS songs to be 1:33. I felt guilty for procrastinating at work, yet again. Then I smiled when I actually listened to these songs and realised the work I'm supposed to be doing doesnt mean squat to me anyway.
These colourful homemade gems will encourage you to appreciate the simple things in life, and allow you to explore the inner-reaches of one girl's sensitve soul, and relate in a surprisingly simple way. One delicate voice floats above a subtle medley of instruments and harmonies, where even the tentative handclaps on Jour de fete have their own endearing charm.
The motifs will make you want to hug your friends, and apologise for anything bad you've ever done by anyone. They'll make you smile, then cry, then want to do more with your life. It is music to accompany any situation you find yourself in, and help crystalise the feelings you're having trouble understanding. If you've just had your heart broken, it will offer hope that theres plenty more fish in the sea, or if you're falling in love, it will remind you of the reasons why, such is the versatility of emotions evoked by these songs.
And to use her own words to sum up the way I feel about The Motifs, 'I'm so glad of the simple way you appeal to me, you were perfect in every way ... you were perfect in every way'.
A heart-melting highlight for me this year.

The Motifs - Set Of Wheels
The Motifs - None Of Them
The Motifs - Jour de Fete
The Motifs - Every Way

The Motifs have generously donated a bouquet of mp3s to workers and lovers on myspace.

Labels: Melbourne, The Motifs, Tom