Thursday, June 6, 2024

SONG OF THE WEEK: 6-9-2024




SONG:  "Don't Worry"

ARTIST:  Vinnie Caruana

ALBUM:  unreleased

YEAR:  ????

PLACE OF ORIGIN:  Long, Island, New York

YEARS ACTIVE:  1997 - present



WHAT I THINK THE SONG IS ABOUT:

"Don't Worry" almost feels like a lullaby to a child. It feels like the vocalist is trying to make the child feel warm and safe and that his unconditional love for the child almost serves as protection and warmth.

VINNIE CARUANA DISCOGRAPHY (Full length albums only):

2016 - Survivor's Guilt (Equal Vision Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200

2020 - Live At The Black Heart (Big Scary Monsters Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200

MY THOUGHTS ON VINNIE CARUANA:

Vinnie Caruana has been in the music scene since 1997, hailing from Long Island, New York. Caruana is best known as the frontman for legendary New York band The Movielife and more recently, as lead vocalist for I Am The Avalanche. The Movielife formed in 1997 before breaking up in 2003. Soon after they disbanded, Caruana formed I Am The Avalanche in 2004 and they are still very active. I Am The Avalanche does tend to take at least 5 years between releases however, and this afforded Caruana some time to perform solo acoustic shows and eventually, released some solo material. His first solo release was an EP in 2013 called "City By The Sea". This was followed by his first solo full length album "Survivor's Guilt". In 2019, Caruana released another solo EP, "Aging Frontman" and in 2020, he released a live album, "Live At The Black Heart". As I said earlier, Vinnie Caruana has had his plate full, whether that's fronting The Movielife or I Am The Avalanche and doing his solo stuff. He also fronts a hardcore band called Constant Elevation. Though these days I Am The Avalanche appears to be his main focus, fans of The Movielife rejoiced when they got back together in 2015 for some reunion shows and an eventual new full length album. Whatever he does, Caruana has an incredible voice and is a tremendous songwriter. I'm quite partial to I Am The Avalanche but I also love his solo work and his music he created with The Movielife.

SIMILAR ARTISTS:

Anthony Raneri
Banquets
The Tower And The Fool
Russ Rankin
Chris Cresswell

TEN VINNIE CARUANA SONGS YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT:

1. We Have To Die Alone
2. Survivor's Guilt
3. Kingwood
4. I Don't Believe You
5. To Be Dead And In Love
6. Providence
7. Burn It Down
8. Better
9. Alone
10. Tex "The Rock" Johnson


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