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1. Gordi is a indie-pop s… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists with this name:

1. Gordi is a indie-pop singer/songwriter based in Sydney, Australia.

2. GORDI - ex-Yugoslavian rock / Heavy Metal band

Raised in the small, farming community of Canowindra in Australia’s New South Wales, amongst a minuscule population of 2381, Payten learned to play piano and guitar in her house — with Billy Joel on near-constant rotation. She left the rural life in her late-teens to pursue a medical education in Sydney alongside her musical career. The dichotomy of those environments — the pastoral and the modern — is surely a guiding influence in Gordi’s music. Earthy, wistful folk songs are cloaked in delicate-but- bold electronic production. And what an effortlessly flooring voice to carry it all, at once fractured and brimming with richness. These are songs you could hear bouncing through the alleyways of the city as much as you could hear them rolling across the fields. Fans in Payten’s native Australia have already been treated to a number of these magical musical moments courtesy of consistent rotation on triple j and FBi Radio, including nominations for a triple J J Award and 2 FBi SMAC Awards in 2015, on top of being named triple j Unearthed’s most played artist during 2015.

The single, "Can We Work It Out" has the big, worldly drums of those aforementioned Peter Gabriel classics and a towering, multi-layered vocal chorus that will instantaneously sear itself into your musical memory. The soft gallop and airy melody of EP opener “Nothing’s As It Seems” feels like the bittersweet sunset of a four-day weekend on the water. “So Here We Are”, a heartbreaking lo-fi piano and vocoder-led ballad. While the instrumentally lush “Wanting” submerges you in a joyous sonic landscape, a bold aesthetic for a tale of longing and reconciliation.

Moments in the EP may recall the early albums of Beth Orton, but more storming and redesigned for the stadiums, festivals and amphitheatres of the 21st Century. Staking that claim, Gordi is already sharing stages with contemporaries like Of Monsters And Men, Highasakite, Little May, Dustin Tebbutt and more. Clever Disguise was created with Melbourne producer Ben McCarthy with additional production by Alex Somers (Sigur Ros) and Francois Tetaz (Gotye). And if it’s merely an aperitif for what Gordi has coming up, we’re in for a magnificent show.

“An absolute work of splendour that will almost certainly make her a star"
- Stereogum (Artist to Watch; top songs of 2015)

“A song to score a daydream”
- Pigeons & Planes

“Breezy, wintry melancholy at its finest”
- The Guardian

“Our standards for indie-folk music this year have been set very high by artists like Vance Joy and Xavier Dunn, but here, we find that Gordi is still capable of surpassing our expectations with her lovely first offering, Nothing’s As It Seems”
- Hilly Dilly (Top 25 Australian songs 2014)

“What’s not to like about this”
- Stuart Murdoch, Belle & Sebastian

“Brand new label mate that is REALLY crushing music – G-O-R-D-I”
- Justin Vernon (Bon Iver)

"Gordi's most lushly atmospheric and spaciously produced work to date"
- The Line of Best Fit

"As abrasive as it is gorgeous"
- All Song Considered, NPR Music

"The smooth, low timbre of her voice feels like that still time of the morning before anyone else is awake, watching blooms of ice to melt into the window"
- Yen Magazine

“What a beauty! Smart production, sublime songwriting”
- Dom Alessio, triple j

“It is without a doubt that Gordi is charismatic individual, easily able to hold a crowd in the palm of her hand”
- Semplesize

“A musical mystic pulled from the pages of some pastoral romance.”
- Music Feeds

Sandwiches
Gordi Lyrics

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Your cold hand was underneath as you slept
We made sandwiches and then they said you′d left
I read words that someone wrote as we cried
And I tried to think of all the times you told me you were tired

You'd be on the phone
Every time we′d get home
And I think I thought you'd be there

(Wherever she goes)
(Wherever she goes)

I have tried to recall how your cashmere sweater smelt
I've spent countless days recounting your hairspray and how you felt
"Oh, I′ll let you go", is what you′d say to me
And now it's I that has to let you go to where you have to be

You′d be on the phone
Every time we'd get home
And I think I thought you′d be there
You'd be on the phone
Every time we′d get home
And I think I thought you'd be there

When I think of you a movie-reel of moments plays
We'll be in the car or after mass on Saturdays
You′ll be walking down the driveway, you′ll be in your chair
You'll say, "see you round" or "say your ′Three'"
And now you′re everywhere
You'd be on the phone
Every time we′d get home
And I think I thought you'd be there

(Wherever she goes)
(Wherever she goes)

(Wherever she goes)
(Wherever she goes)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Gordi's song Sandwiches speak of the experience of mourning a loved one who has passed away. The opening lines "Your cold hand was underneath as you slept / We made sandwiches and then they said you'd left" intimate that the singer had just learnt of the loved one's death. The singer reflects on the moments they shared together and how they smell and feel, like the cashmere sweater and the hairspray. They also recall the many times the loved one would be on the phone when they got home and how they had come to expect that they would always be there waiting for them.

The memorable bridge "When I think of you a movie-reel of moments plays / We'll be in the car or after mass on Saturdays" shows how the singer still thinks of their loved one and how they are still present in their lives even though they are gone. The chorus, which repeats "Wherever she goes", suggests that the singer has come to terms with the fact that their loved one is gone from this earth but is still with them in spirit.

The song Sandwiches is a heartfelt tribute to the memories and love shared with a departed loved one. It touches on the themes of grief, acceptance, and moving on, while acknowledging the profound impact that a loved one can have on our lives.

Line by Line Meaning

Your cold hand was underneath as you slept
The singer remembers feeling the touch of a loved one's hand as they slept.

We made sandwiches and then they said you'd left
The singer shared a simple moment with their loved one before finding out they had passed away.

I read words that someone wrote as we cried
The singer and others mourned the loved one's passing by reading something written about them.

And I tried to think of all the times you told me you were tired
The artist recalls moments when their loved one expressed fatigue, perhaps hinting at their eventual passing.

You'd be on the phone Every time we'd get home And I think I thought you'd be there
The artist is reminded of how often their loved one would be waiting for them whenever they came home.

I have tried to recall how your cashmere sweater smelt
The singer tries to remember what their loved one smelled like by focusing on a specific item of clothing.

I've spent countless days recounting your hairspray and how you felt
The singer has been consumed by thoughts of their loved one, even reminiscing about how they used to do their hair.

"Oh, I'll let you go", is what you'd say to me And now it's I that has to let you go to where you have to be
The artist recalls their loved one telling them that they'll have to say goodbye someday, but now it's the artist who must let their loved one go.

When I think of you a movie-reel of moments plays We'll be in the car or after mass on Saturdays
The artist has vivid memories of past moments spent with their loved one.

You'll be walking down the driveway, you'll be in your chair You'll say, "see you round" or "say your 'Three'" And now you're everywhere
The artist recalls how their loved one would say goodbye and is now reminded of them constantly because they are no longer there.

(Wherever she goes) (Wherever she goes) (Wherever she goes) (Wherever she goes)
This repeated line serves as a reminder that the singer's loved one is always with them, no matter where they go.

Writer(s): Sophie Payten

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