I remember when I was younger and music videos are what made the song – whether or not the artistic evolution from song to video made any sense. I will always remember Mr. Brightside and its crazy almost Moulin Rouge circus like imagery. Or even Panic @ the Disco’s I Write Sins Not Tragedies. These iconic songs, when released, were paired with their music videos.
I may be incorrect in assuming but nowadays music videos are not what make the song anymore – and it’s not even how most hits are discovered. I find all my new music, debuts and singles, from the shows I watch.
Did you know that you can not only check out CD’s in person at the Hoboken Public Library, but you may also check them out digital music from Hoopla and Freegal. Freegal even features Music Videos!
I recently discovered “Doomed” by Moses Sumney on a TV show binge How to Get Away with Murder. It was season 4 episode 8 and the song was faintly in the background as what was really important was the scene itself. But it’s not until I heard the song for the second time in a different TV show I watch that it stuck and indelibly marked my musical soul. Featured on Grey’s Anatomy Season 14 episode 22, the song was the foreground of the episode and as all else faded, the music beamed into my ears and I fell in love with the music of Moses Sumney.
You can check out seasons of Grey’s Anatomy and How to Get Away with Murder as well as Moses Sumney’s album Aromanticism from BCCLS libraries.
Written by:
Sherissa Hernandez
Adult Programming Assistant
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