A moody and transferring indie folks reverie, Cereus Shiny’s “Chasing That Feeling” aches with the intimate interior longings of our unquenchable human souls.

for followers of Lord Huron, Gregory Alan Isakov, Sturgill Simpson

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We all really feel it: That interior ache in our guts – an invisible, ever-present strain pushing us ahead, onward towards some ethereal unknown. We don’t essentially have to know what we’re looking for; the truth that we’re looking out within the first place is sufficient – however day by day we get slightly nearer to a spot of readability, connection, and catharsis. Cereus Shiny’s new single is an ode to that the majority human of journeys: The one which by no means actually ends. A moody and transferring indie folks reverie, “Chasing That Feeling” aches with the intimate interior longings of our unquenchable souls.

Taking too many hits
The primary time, the first time
Bury every thing areside

Residing one other life
Ready, behind you
The canine with a damaged chain
Attempting to keep

Chasing the sensation
The sensation, once more

There’s one thing deeply insatiable in regards to the human expertise; we’re by no means 100% glad, nor ought to we be. There’s simply an excessive amount of to expertise in a single lifetime to ever cease climbing.

Atwood Journal is proud to be premiering “Chasing the Feeling,” Cereus Shiny’s third single of the yr (out August 11, 2023 by way of Nettwerk Music Group). Following on the heels of current singles “Seven Wonders” and “Horizons,” “Chasing the Feeling” finds Knoxville, Tennessee’s Cereus Shiny weaving a world of heat and tender marvel as he picks aside, and tries to make sense of, humanity’s intrinsic unrelenting drive.

The musical moniker for singer, songwriter, and artist Tyler Anthony, Cereus Shiny has been charming audiences with an ever-evolving combine of people, rock, and Americana for the previous ten-plus years now. 2016’s debut album Excuses and 2021’s sophomore LP Give Me Time (each additionally launched by way of Nettwerk) are definitive highlights in a bustling catalog stuffed with vivid sound, soul-stirring poetry, and deep rumination, and as he continues on into his second decade, Cereus Shiny appears greater than ever dedicated to a chase of his personal.

With a sonic template corresponding to songs by Lord Huron, Gregory Alan Isakov, and Sturgill Simpson, “Chasing the Feeling” is a soothing, seductive daydream.

“‘Chasing the Feeling’ charts the sorts of longings all of us have. The primary seed of this music got here from a good friend processing an intense acid journey. They felt rearranged, however not sure of what they wished. Was it to return to regular? Was it to get again to that top? In plenty of methods, it’s how I felt about my life too – searching for one thing however unsure what it was.”

“Because the months went on, the straightforward thought stored worming itself ahead, not as a result of it was so profound however extra as a result of it was all the time prevalent. After a very exhausting season of labor and life, I discovered myself struggling to attach with my companion – and there it was once more, longing and discontent.”

“Our first model of this music was louder and more durable, however finally, it felt necessary to make it extra delicate and melancholy. For me, that’s what the core of this sense actually is – a quiet need to return to one thing that feels higher than in the present day.”

Soiled dishes within the kitchen sink
Damaged behind me
I’d by no means allow you to depart
I’m begging
Imagine me

Chasing the sensation
Chasing the sensation
Chasing the sensation…

Cereus Shiny’s phrases are few in quantity, however what he lacks in verbosity he makes up for with a surprising array of intense feelings. As serene as it’s, “Chasing the Feeling” succeeds at capturing the wonder and the slog of our unrelenting quest. Perhaps a part of being alive means being a continuing explorer. Typically you understand what you’re after, and different instances it’s only a intestine sense; a tug at your heartstrings, a knot in your chest, a craving in your soul. Stream “Chasing the Feeling” solely on Atwood Journal, and keep tuned for extra from Cereus Shiny as he continues to launch new songs all year long!

“Chasing the Feeling” is out August 11 by way of Nettwerk Music Group.

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