The Happy Healthy Artist 06/30/2022

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Midnight on a Flower Moon is Carson Aday’s latest album. It features nine tracks with a run-time of twenty-six and a half minutes. The genre is Contemporary Rock and the musician has the personality and skillset

 to deliver exactly what the audience wants. His Elvis Presley looks and George Ezra style, full-breathe vocals mark the making of a star.

The tracklist for Midnight on a Flower Moon is very interesting, and skillfully arranged. While the musician yields Rock as the origin of his body of work, the vastly different songs suggest this is far more than his style: it is his identity. Each song that this album features is just that good; and then again, there are the highlights.

Carson Aday pleased his fans with a new single 'She Took Your Heart And Ran' released on October 22. The song reveals the theme of unhappy love and all the consequences of separation.

18-year-old Carson Aday has released his latest single, ‘My Small Handful Of Gold’, detailing the struggles of heartbreak. The heartfelt track draws parallels to the works of other indie artists, such as Ben Howard. Aday seems to have a way with words, which is surprising for someone who is such a young age.

Instrumentation drives the track, as it takes the form of an exceptionally memorable song, defined by a definitive drum beat and purposeful electric guitar. The song rings true to Aday’s previously released single ‘Ode To The Strokes’, which hints that this may be a recurring motif on the singer’s upcoming album, set to be released in autumn.

If Aday excels at one thing, in particular, it is making tracks that stick in your head. The looping electric guitars in the background of his tracks are something that you find yourself swaying along to, specifically during the opening of ‘My Small Handful Of Gold - it is the perfect track to be played at any gig! 

The single artwork portrays Aday as being lost in thought whilst viewing a detailed painting, aptly reflecting the tone of the song. The lyrics detail the singer pleading for help after suffering heartbreak as he is ‘’driving uptown without a purpose or a way’’ because his ‘’heart is on the brink of breaking’’. This raw and honest lyricism is appreciated in such a busy music industry, where many artists fail to sing about anything that is truly relatable. Hearing Aday sing, ‘’I give to you my heart torn in two’’, is also refreshing because of his relatively young age - if this is the soul-baring approach that he is taking now, it’s safe to say that his career will only be on the rise from here if he remains to be true to 

himself.

‘My Small Handful Of Gold’ is available to stream now.

Amrit Virdi 

@_amritvirdi @thevinylwriter

Image: My Small Handful Of Gold Single Artwork

MusicIsToBlame at 8/06/2021 01:00:00 pm

There are times when breaking up after years together is the right decision, but that doesn’t always translate to what you feel at the time. This is something that Carson Aday has gone through and transformed into his single ‘My Small Handful of Gold’. Taking his pain and regret, he weaves it into a single that unleashes these negative emotions while acknowledging the rightness of the decision made.

While he draws on his emotions and experience, the event is a universal one that makes the single easy to relate to. As he picks up the pieces of his own emotions, he combines them with his passion for music which he has honed over the years to craft his mature sound. With a range of emotions packed into the music, Aday will have you longing for what you know you can’t have, stewing in regret and finally finding the light at the end of the tunnel.

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2. Carson Aday - Ode To The Strokes

You'd be forgiven for thinking this song was written by The Strokes. Carson has so deftly managed to replicate their sound, progression, and very identity into his tribute track to the iconic rock outfit for many in the 2000s. 'Ode To The Strokes' is sonically identical, and even in name perhaps has a secondary tribute to the latest album's defining track 'Ode To The Mets'. 

But lyrically, the songs about Carson's personal life. In particular, he drew inspiration from the moment his girlfriend of three years told him she was transferring to a college that was eight hours away. You can tell that he's poured his heart and soul into each word, melody, and beat on this project. Ode to The Strokes is amazing because it's its own track. Despite clear and heavy interpolation from the legends themselves, Carson finds a way to make it his own piece. Regardless, if you have a fleeting affection for The Strokes, you'd do yourself a favour by listening to Carson's latest.