A Playlist for Sunsets & Bruises
SA Music Award nominee Mode Shifter is hitting out hard in the second half of 2022 with his EP Sunsets and Bruises, a body of work filled with head-first rhythms and heart-felt reflections. In celebration of its release, we asked the South Australian rocker to playlist his 5 favourite songs on Spotify for Sunsets (Love songs) & Bruises (Break ups) and let us know how he feels about them.
Last Goodbye - Jeff Buckley
For Bruises:
“Just a stunningly beautiful song! His lyrics in this song, along with his haunting and powerful voice, make this a must for any breakup!”
Song #3 - Stone Sour
For Sunsets:
“A good ol rock love song! You don’t hear this sort of song these days but I know the lead singer, Corey Taylor is a big fan of 80’s 90’s rock, so he did one! This one is close to me and my wife.”
Shut up - Black Eyed Peas
For Bruises:
“Love the BEP’s and this one is a cracker of a “relationship going south” song. And Fergie's voice is one of the best!”
Wednesday Morning, 3 am - Simon and Garfunkel
A Bruiser at Sunset:
“It would be remiss of me to not have a Simon and Garfunkel song in any favourite list. The best singer/songwriter combo ever in my book. This one is a beautiful love ode that ends up being quite sad at the end.”
Still Remains - Stone Temple Pilots
For Sunsets:
“This is a brilliant song both lyrically and musically. It sways like a leaf on the breeze. To feel a love, like is told in this song, is a thing of beauty that we all should strive.”
Listen up.
Written, performed, recorded and produced by Mode Shifter (AKA Matt Davis) Sunsets and Bruises is an eclectic mix of songs with varying themes of good times and love to love not wanted, maniacs and everything in between. These stories manifest as opener The Jackal is full-throttle throwdown with frayed rockabilly edges through to synth-rock closer Completely, replete with electronic embellishments. Listen in below!