Cemeteries
Cemeteries is Kyle J. Reigle who is based in Portland, Oregon.
Not … Read Full Bio ↴Cemeteries is Kyle J. Reigle who is based in Portland, Oregon.
Not to be confused with the discontinued hardcore band of the same name.
https://speakinghorrors.bandcamp.com/
Kyle J. Reigle describes the elegiac, blood-freezing folk of his Cemeteries project as “goth pop,” a genre tag that feels a bit too cheerful once you’ve heard it. His songs have a hint of gloom, but nothing as scary as the goth name suggests. Two major 2012 trends sneak into play, witch house and chillwave, but mostly the album encapsulates the drowsy echoes of dream pop. Reverberated atmospherics might bring to mind Mazzy Star, and the nocturnal qualities fall right in line with contemporaries like Beach House and Bradford Cox's drearier, spacy output in Deerhunter or Atlas Sound. His forthcoming full-length, The Wilderness via Lefse, was recorded at home but sounds like it came from the crypt, as evidenced by the spare and spectral, intermittently sylvan tones of “Summer Smoke,” a song that’s been given the beautiful, Nolan Wilson Goff-directed video.
Chilled out, enchanting, and spooky, Cemeteries’ first official album offers a welcome haunting. The solo project of Kyle Reigle, Cemeteries creates a soundscape in which mellow percussion gets layered with synth and guitar, where ethereal vocals lend dream pop a drafty feel. Reigle composed The Wilderness from an apartment bordering the woods and industrial wastelands at the edge of Buffalo, New York – a setting that seems to match the stark, lonely majesty embedded in the album’s sound.
As one might expect of a name like Cemeteries, the music is steeped in an awareness of both life and mortality. Lyrical references to seasons, temperature, and natural surroundings comprise almost every track. Album opener “Young Blood” swells with longing as Reigle sings, “I can still hear the whisper / of the cold and snow in winter / when I sleep.” Songs like “Summer Smoke” reference our kindest season, though their tone sustains the album’s wintry feel. And while the title track rides on a twist of upbeat folk, lyrics allude to long, chilly nights. Despite all the reference to cold and winter, there is something inviting and hopeful here. Musically, the album is a deep breath, capable of bringing awareness to the moment in a way that seems to slow time.
Reigle is selling The Wilderness and other works kickstarter-style on his blog to raise funds for studio time. The next album is already written, he reports, and a tour—with additional members Pete Zamniak and Jonathan Ioverio for live shows—is in the planning stages.
Not … Read Full Bio ↴Cemeteries is Kyle J. Reigle who is based in Portland, Oregon.
Not to be confused with the discontinued hardcore band of the same name.
https://speakinghorrors.bandcamp.com/
Kyle J. Reigle describes the elegiac, blood-freezing folk of his Cemeteries project as “goth pop,” a genre tag that feels a bit too cheerful once you’ve heard it. His songs have a hint of gloom, but nothing as scary as the goth name suggests. Two major 2012 trends sneak into play, witch house and chillwave, but mostly the album encapsulates the drowsy echoes of dream pop. Reverberated atmospherics might bring to mind Mazzy Star, and the nocturnal qualities fall right in line with contemporaries like Beach House and Bradford Cox's drearier, spacy output in Deerhunter or Atlas Sound. His forthcoming full-length, The Wilderness via Lefse, was recorded at home but sounds like it came from the crypt, as evidenced by the spare and spectral, intermittently sylvan tones of “Summer Smoke,” a song that’s been given the beautiful, Nolan Wilson Goff-directed video.
Chilled out, enchanting, and spooky, Cemeteries’ first official album offers a welcome haunting. The solo project of Kyle Reigle, Cemeteries creates a soundscape in which mellow percussion gets layered with synth and guitar, where ethereal vocals lend dream pop a drafty feel. Reigle composed The Wilderness from an apartment bordering the woods and industrial wastelands at the edge of Buffalo, New York – a setting that seems to match the stark, lonely majesty embedded in the album’s sound.
As one might expect of a name like Cemeteries, the music is steeped in an awareness of both life and mortality. Lyrical references to seasons, temperature, and natural surroundings comprise almost every track. Album opener “Young Blood” swells with longing as Reigle sings, “I can still hear the whisper / of the cold and snow in winter / when I sleep.” Songs like “Summer Smoke” reference our kindest season, though their tone sustains the album’s wintry feel. And while the title track rides on a twist of upbeat folk, lyrics allude to long, chilly nights. Despite all the reference to cold and winter, there is something inviting and hopeful here. Musically, the album is a deep breath, capable of bringing awareness to the moment in a way that seems to slow time.
Reigle is selling The Wilderness and other works kickstarter-style on his blog to raise funds for studio time. The next album is already written, he reports, and a tour—with additional members Pete Zamniak and Jonathan Ioverio for live shows—is in the planning stages.
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Cemeteries Lyrics
A Real Gust of Wind I feel a chill, smoky summer Say what you will, I′m…
At Night Heed those words of wisdom, we'll teach you secret ways Alig…
Brighter Colors It′s too late Okay The witches call The witches call your na…
Can You Hear Them Sing Feel the summer cold, burn the wood again It will warm…
Cicada Howl I heard the summer spell She rang the dinner bell A shore…
Empty Camps Shadow Stalk, were you lost Scavenging empty camps, dry as b…
Feed Heed those words of wisdom, we'll teach you secret ways Alig…
Ghosts All I feel is pain I know you feel the same All…
I Will Run from You Campsides she would stalk In the fog and the red lights,…
In You, cannot feel like me You cannot be set free You, will…
Leland "I thought I felt him kick" Are we ready for this? And…
Luna Hunter′s moon echoes through your bones Gather wood, claimin…
Luna (Moon of Claiming) Hunter's moon echoes through your bones Gather wood, claimin…
Nightjar There's a frozen light in the sky They swallowed her alive,…
Our False Fire on Shore The waves crawl in delayed Let's swim They dance and cuts ha…
Out I tried, I tried To fight All the things Inside of my mind I…
Sodus Fading old ports, send them off to cast The hazy water…
Summer Smoke The summer smoke filled up the sky And then she spoke:…
The Storm There is no reasoning Behind the actions and the words…
What Did You See Stop, don't say a word And if you do, just keep…
Young Blood We were making history Breaking rules and breaking free Ques…
fahad
on Settlement
is there a lyric for settlement by cemeteries?
Juraj
on Empty Camps
Kind of reminds me on the postapocalyptic vision of a man/woman walking through the world which was once beautiful, only remembering how it was before. He's going through empty homes that once belonged to people, but only spirits of those long gone are watching him.
Ekhodust
on Cicada Howl
Absolutely stunning. One of my favorite songs by them.