ArtSourced EP 3: Race In July (Ramram Samsam || T-shirt || My Heart)

Artsourced is a collaborative effort of artists coming together to build a community and create a culture in appreciation of all things art. Follow and join the community: Instagram: https://bit.ly/334XCiU Facebook: https://bit.ly/3kOgwk1 Race in July is a newly formed band consisting of five musically gifted people who we've known for years. When we approached them to consider performing at ArtSourced, they kindly agreed and shared three new songs. Their reflective songs are peppered with questions and reverie-kind images that appear in the listener's mind and vision culminating in a terrific listening experience. About the first song, 'Ramram Samsam', the band says: "In the midst of striving to live a perfect life, there will always be nuisances that inevitably cause a stumble. While we intend to grow and improve, there are a number of obstructions that get in our way, which may seem way too ordinary to be treacherous or recognised at all. The song is all about the things, events, moments or seconds we find trivial, small and ordinary which play an internal part in pushing us toward our destiny (and fail us if not seen to/ neglected). We fight the small battle in every second of our lives, battle which is like a test/trap that we ought to escape. Also, on the bright side, these battles are just insignificant thoughts made to be seen as 'big-figured' and bothersome that appear before we become the conquerers (or reach our mini-destiny/destination)." In 'T-shirt', the band tells us of young love and heartbreak, describing the song as a song "about the feeling of missing someone more than you thought you would and trying hard to be alright while drowning in the feelings". The song talks of longing for memories now "in the wind" and yearning for that "one evening spent on a place from where the whole town could be seen, that feeling of being above all things and young love while watching the lights flicker", leaving the singer feeling empty. The final song, 'My Heart' is a breakup song recalling the good times and wondering how the times would have been different if the things that were making the relationship fall apart could be conquered. As said by the singer, "times have changed and we have to move on. I don't want to let anything make a way for us to hate each other and don't want to lose the bond we have built between us". Band members: Oretha Shira (Vocals and Keyboard) Achri Shira (Vocals and guitar) Bonte Sangma (Guitar) Mark Shira (Drums) Lasberine Marak (Bass) 0:00 ArtSourced Intro 0:05 Ramram Samsam 3:23 T-Shirt 6:38 My Heart 9:30 Credits