Spadei, an American group consisting of Wally Ingram, Tom Freund, and Stevie Blacke, have announced their second single “Shine a Light” due out January 24th. The song will appear in their upcoming album “Left Right Here” with Six Degrees Records.
The new single opens on a meditative groove with the mantra “Shine a Light” and progresses into a smooth, composition of strings, percussion, and layered vocals. Spadei’s Tom Freund, who is on bass, main vocals, and glockenspiel for the new single comments, “ ‘Shine a Light’ came from the search for light and the giving of light, we all must pursue as humans. We got together in the studio on our various instruments and started with music first, then came the words with my vocals along with the title and the whole song started to become a mantra.”
“When we caught wind of the direction that this composition was moving, we thought it would be a perfect fit for the beautiful Kirtan vocals of Amritakripa, who did the “om na va shivaya” (salutations to the spirit) mantra. And that’s also why at the end it felt right to add the words “Bringing it all back home” to our place of refuge, peace of mind, with our family and our spiritual family. A reminder to be the good for people, to take us back to the center where we can recover from anything that has hurt us. It’s a song about bringing in the positive light into our daily consciousness. As a bonus, we also had David Immergluck (Counting Crows) on background vocals.“
The new album, Left Right Here, was conceived after conversations about how to reimagine “spa” or “relaxation” music. Spadei desired to create something that was enjoyable and at the same time elevates your mood with a rock music and psychedelic approach. As they developed the music, the album became a therapeutic exercise for the musicians to help navigate through life’s anxieties. Wally Ingram, being a stage four cancer survivor, had learned the value of meditation and visualization to manage it. He explains, “I feel like this music goes hand in hand with the incredibly powerful and often overlooked practices of mindfulness, breathing and physical movement (yoga/dance). All of these are just as important and along with medical and psychological treatments are mutually beneficial.”
Author: World Music Central News Room
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