The 2-time NAR Lifestyle Music Award winning musical project, Falling You, just released a new album entitled, Adore, on Magnatune. Enigmatic band founder and producer, John Michael Zorko, has long worked with a revolving cast of talented and varied female vocalists including Lovespirals Downwards own Suzanne Perry, Victoria Lloyd (of Claire Voyant and Mono Chrome), Dru Allen (of Mirabilis and This Ascension), Erica Mulkey (AKA Unwoman), and Shikhee (of Android Lust) — just to name a few.
In her first appearance with Falling You, Lovespirals’ vocalist, Anji Bee, contributes lyrics and vocals to the ambient opening track, “Blessed,” penned about her relationship with bandmate, Ryan Lum, who engineered and recorded her vocal tracks.
Suzanne contributed lyrics and vocals to the album’s second track, “Champagne.” With its summery dream pop feel, this collaboration brings to mind her work with Melodyguild. Suzanne had previously been featured on Falling You’s 2006 album, Human, and 2008 album, Faith.
Long time friend of Love Spirals Downwards, Lovespirals, Anji Bee, and Falling You, Ken Lee (of Eleven Shadows), mixed and mastered the songs of Adore alongside John at his Blueberry Buddha Recording Studios.
Adore finds “Falling You” exploring a more optimistic, rock-oriented motif. Though the ethereal / ambient base is still there, the music ranges from ambient, to jangly shoegaze, to melodic space-rock, to dream-pop and finally back to ambient. The concept is a simple one – life is a varied and wonderful thing, and though it’s trials can weigh heavily on us, it’s tribulations can lift our hearts. “Adore” is about exploring the more optimistic side of emotional music and this gift called life.
Magnatune
As a side note, Zorko contributed a moodily atmospheric Falling You remix to Lovespirals’ Love EP released in June 2010.
REVIEWS:
“Another beautiful release from Falling You that finds John Michael Zorko collaborating with some truly remarkable vocal talents, resulting in a stunning collection of songs that are moving, inspiring, and powerfully emotional.
Highly recommended…”
— RikM
“Intimate and fragile or powerful and full of energy, the tracks are dedicated to the light that is inherent in all of us. Following this idea, soft, harmonious and accessible Shoegaze and Dream Pop sounds dominate. Creativity, love and beauty are the powerful drivers of these songs.”
– Sonic Seducer