Common Loon just released an irresistible new single "Live This Life". The track is the second song from the captivating new indie folk project from NYC-based singer-songwriter and pianist Aviv Gilad. "Live This Life" follows his striking textured acoustic debut "Mean Time", with both tracks being off of his forthcoming self-titled LP.
With "Live This Life", Common Loon sets the tone with meditative patience and existential candor. Written after he quit his job to pursue music full time, the track interrogates a deceptively simple question: what happens when you finally get what you’re supposed to want, and it still isn’t enough? Lyrics including, "Quitting my job / buying a camera / Want to do more than survive / Trying to live this life," show this important and life-changing narrative. Musically, the song unfolds gently, anchored by his piano and hushed vocals before slowly dissolving into ambient textures. Looping guitar work gradually closes in like a soft fog, while gorgeous harmonies add to the song's allure. "Live This Life" is cinematic, introspective and melancholic at the same time, offering a multi-dimensional listen. Recorded over two years across LA, New York, London, and Madrid, Common Loon is less a solo statement than a curated communal offering. Contributions from Luke Temple, Eli Goss, and Graefe, along with mixing from Phil Hartunian (Big Thief, Perfume Genius), lend the album a refined, forward-thinking sensibility reminiscent of Rostam, Gabriel Kahane, or Ethan Gruska.
In his new single, Common Loon captures the quiet discomfort of wanting, striving, and arriving only to find the questions still unanswered. It’s contemplative indie folk for anyone who’s done everything “right” and is still searching, proof that sometimes the most resonant music emerges not from certainty, but from sitting honestly with the doubt.
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