Here’s a new one for you – Porcelain is an anonymous act. That’s right. Going completely against the grain, they choose to focus the listeners ears on the music and lyrics rather than the image. ‘Hold Me In The Dark’ is an ethereal, graceful and ambient tune with exquisite and moving vocals that simply cannot be put in a box. It needs to be heard! Intentionally created to invite listeners to essentially “choose their own journey,” ‘Hold Me In The Dark’ is either haunting and eerie or light, breezy and beautiful. The choice is yours. The song was inspired by Carl Jung’s shadow theory which states “I must have a dark side also If I am to be whole.” Whichever journey you choose, allow Porcelain to keep you entranced while doing so.
‘Hold Me In The Dark’ is one of the most emotive, fragile and melodious tunes I’ve heard in ages. And there’s something special about this anonymous band.
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What does ‘Hold Me In The Dark’ mean to you?
‘Hold Me In The Dark’ is deliberately bittersweet, inviting listeners to choose whether to hear darkness or light in both the instrumentation and the lyrics. For those that hear darkness ‘Hold Me In The Dark’ sets the scene with a picturesque but hazy description of an illicit love affair laced with betrayal and obsession. This tortured scene romanticizes unrequited love and the longing to embrace the reality through an embrace. While for those that hear light ‘Hold Me In The Dark’ is a serenely beautiful midnight dance, enveloped in the arms of the one you love, while long velvet drapes blow and candles flicker in a balmy summer breeze.
Music to us is a form of vibration, an emotional resonance through the medium of sound.
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A little bit more about Porcelain
Porcelain are an anonymous musical collective created as a counterpoint to society’s obsession with celebrity culture. Faceless mannequins and androgynous dolls symbolize our wish not to be defined by labels. Their debut EP named ‘Part One’ was released in August and caught the attention of rock royalty Mick Fleetwood who pledged his support in a video shared with the band and on his social media.
This coverage was created in collaboration with Musosoup as part of the #SustainableCurator movement.