The title of Velantine’s song “Till Death We Do Art” is a clever turn of phrase on its own but one that seems earnest while not coming across as try hard. The lyrics reflect a will to keep at the creative efforts we’re driven to pursue in spite of outside recognition and affirmation of of the worth of what it is we do. The song and its melancholic overtones, its low-end saturated atmospheres, measured yet low-key urgent pace serve well with vocals that hold an even yet expressive quality with words that capture a broad range of what motivates most creative people including the sensitivity and attunement to the social and political forces in the world that inform and too often come crashing down on anyone that dares to express anything outside what is deemed acceptable by any culture narrow in its conception of “normal” in thought, behavior and sentiment. The song could be loosely described as in a style of lushly atmospheric darkwave pop but what the song has a clearly broader appeal and its message a universal statement of being in the creative life for the long haul. Watch the colorful video for “Till Death We Do Art” on YouTube and follow Australia’s Velatine at the links below.
Queen City Sounds and Art 
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