After a hiatus of almost a year, Crystal Cities are back with a bang. Their latest single “Love Don’t Live Here Anymore” is a big anthemic rock track that ticks all the boxes. In fact, it might just be the best thing they’ve ever released. It’s amazing to think when you realise just how close frontman Geoff Rana came to leaving the industry for good.
“I happened to be going through one of those ‘down’ moments where giving up music and writing songs seemed like the best option for moving forward with my life… Wild peaks of motivation followed by troughs of listlessness are simply part of the experience of being a creative person struggling to find some semblance of success in an ever-changing world… Ironically, it was when I was feeling at my lowest that I happened to sit down with my guitar and start strumming the opening chords for ‘Love Don’t Live Here Anymore’,” he explained. “It was through this song that I found myself reuniting with why I write songs and why I love it so much. ‘Love Don’t Live Here Anymore’ is about the experience of losing something or someone you once loved and then the joy you get from reconnecting with, or rediscovering that something or someone.”
This song is also the first featuring Crystal Cities’ newest member, drummer Neel Shukla who replaced Daniel Conte. Opening with “Love Don’t Live Here Anymore”, this new Crystal Cities’ chapter seems pretty bright.
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