It’s the first Monday of May and that makes it PhotoLyricMonday. The song this week is a favourite of mine. It’s one that just makes me smile whenever I hear it.

The photo for this one was taken inLondon on an evening walk with two wonderful friends. The blurriness was intentional as my old camera was useless at night ( I just got a Sony NEX-5N) but the bokeh effect is perfect for the lyric this week. As for editing, I boosted the saturation and added a black vignette around the edges to block out distracting elements and to bring the focus to the lights of the City. If you look in the background you’ll see ‘Big Ben‘.

As for the song that puts the lyric in PhotoLyric, it comes from Coldplay. This is a band whose music I’ve always appreciated, even if I’ve never quite fallen in love with it. However, this song comes from an album that I do love and it’s the first and only Cold Play album that I own.

I think everyone already has a pretty formed opinion on Coldplay that runs the whole range of possibilities so I think no matter your feelings on the matter, give it a listen and judge it on its own merits  Do you know what song it is? head over to PhotosLyrics.com to listen and see more PhotoLyricMonday posts.

It’s week 3 and I think this week I’ve got something really special. Actually, I don’t think I do, I know I do.

First, the photo. This was snapped on a visit to Slough in England. I layered it with textures in photoshop to give it a feel that I thought fit with the way the song this week moved me. Plus the old look of it fits right in with the poor resolution from my poor little Nikon coolpix point and shoot camera that took these and the other photos so far. I say … use what you got to make the art you want.

But enough about that, on to the lyric and the song and it’s a big one. Brace yourselves because this band Seasfire is truly something special. They’re from Bristol and this song is a game changer. When I first heard it about 4 weeks ago I said to myself, they put more than time and talent into this track, they put a bit of their souls and that is when music really reaches another level. It’s haunting, it’s old, there’s a rawness and it’s full of emotion. In other words, it’s perfect. Remember this name, Seasfire. They are legit and they have something to share with the world.

Alrighty, you may already know this band and know this song, but if you don’t you are in for a treat. Trust me.

Remember, you can follow my PhotosLyrics Pinterest boards for pics of the PhotosLyrics bands  and I’m slowly gathering a playlist of every week. This project is slow going, only once a week but what a week it’s going to be if you take some time out to get to know Seasfire.

Yup, I think that’s what we should do this week and you can start by checking out their facebook band page and their tumblr and their twitter … can you tell I like this band?

Have an amazing week everyone and see you on Friday for the start of DanceFridays!

(Taken from my blog at photoslyrics.com)