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 TITLE: Where the Lights Shine ARTIST: Sara Daniels WRITERS: Sara Daniels LENGTH: 3:12 GENRE: Indie rock, pop, alternative rock PRODUCER: Reza Vranitzky LABEL: Titanic Records RELEASED: July 25th, 2014
CULTURE UNCUT: Sara Daniels' 'Where the Lights Shine'By James FritzgeraldA few years ago, female alternative rock/pop singers were a rare commodity. Men ruled the alternative music genre and boobs were rarely seen. But now with Julia Volkova, My Girl Friday, Pretty Little Freaks, and others, it's easy to see how somebody like Sara Daniels could be swept under the rug and forgotten about in the face of all the massive names. Of course, she hasn't done herself many favors when it comes to keeping her name on people's lips. In four years, she's managed to releas four songs, has taken several hiatuses, and many times completely disappeared into obscurity. When she was on All Around the World, she seemed like she had so much potential to be a huge star, but it became very discouraging to all of her supporters to see the way Sara seemed to shrink from the fame the moment she got a taste of it. Most recently, after a little less than a year long break from music again, Sara Daniels released a collaboration single with singer Maddie Urie called "Hate You," a very bitter song towards an ex-boyfriend who wronged her during their relationship. In it's time, it peaked in the Top 5 before falling off the charts after a few weeks. The song was generally well-received, with the most prominent complaint being that the theme of the song was overdone, and had uninspired lyrics. Sara handled the criticisms well, even thanking some of the reviewers who bashed her music for their advice and critique. And after that, well, I prepared myself to wait another year for more music from Sara, as I think most people did. Until she surprised us all a couple months later with her newest single "Where the Lights Shine."
"Where the Lights Shine" stays within the same vein of the genre of music that Sara has been releasing for a while, although - surprisingly - this song is the first real love song that Sara has released in those four years. I must admit, I do generally enjoy the song. There are signs of Sara trying to improve her songwriting since the last release, but while still maintaining the well-known theme of a love song. She several times references the very song that she's singing, as if she were 'breaking the fourth wall' of the music, and even at one point, refers to a conversation that she and her lover had before, singing, "You told me, 'Sara, be yourself...'" I know that many of the critics that bashed her before for her uninspired lyrics are going to find issue with many lines in the song that seem cliche and overused, but with the several references to real life occurrences - such as writing the song, and the conversation where she inserts her own name into the lyrics - it seems to make the cliched love song lines less platitudinous and gives them more of a real world meaning, almost giving the belief that maybe Sara really does have the type of love life that the romantic songs always talk about. She sticks with her same pop rock sound, of course, and I don't think that's going to change any time soon. I'm always satisfied when I know that an artist has found a sound that they like and that works for them, even if I'm not exactly a fan of the genre.
Overall, I think the song is a pretty good follow-up to Hate You, although I'm still not sure that Sara Daniels is bringing her A-Game yet. On the other hand, I'm mostly just happy that she's consistently releasing music again. She hasn't announced a date for her debut album yet, but I'm sure with four album singles released now, she's going to soon. So I raise my glass to you, Sara Daniels. Here to hoping you can keep your name on people's lips long enough to release an album before the end of the year.
I'll sing you this whole song, though it's not long
It's a small reminder of our desire
This life is brand new; now it includes you
We feel what's inside
We have a life they'll never know
We're living where the lights shine
We might stay out late, but we are always doing fine
We're staying where the lights shine
And we'll always know that I am yours, and you are mine
When I look at your face, I see my future
It's hard not to grin when it looks so bright
You promised me one day I'll wear your wedding ring
I'll go anywhere you go
We have a life they'll never know
And there are parts we will never show
We're living where the lights shine
We might stay out late, but we are always doing fine
We're staying where the lights shine
And we'll always know that I am yours, and you are mine
You told me, "Sara, be yourself,
And you won't be put on the shelf.
There will never be another.
I could never love another the way I do you."
I wrote this song as my reply
This love won't stop, it would not try
I'll keep holding your hand during the dark of night
Until you tell me to stop
We're living where the lights shine
We might stay out late, but we are always doing fine
We're staying where the lights shine
And we'll always know that I am yours, and you are mine
Where the lights shine
We might stay out late, but we are always doing fine
We're staying where the lights shine
And we'll always know that I am yours, and you are mine
I'll sing you this whole song, though it's not long
(We're living where the lights shine)
When I look at your face, I see my future
(We're living where the lights shine)
This life is brand new; now it includes you
(We're living where the lights shine)
You promised me one day I'll wear your wedding ring
(We're living where the lights shine)SOUNDS LIKE:
Meg & Dia - The Last Great Star in Hollywood
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