IMC Listening guide

Best weather to enjoy this song

Sunny day

Best time to listen

Dusk reflections

Best place to listen

Out in nature

Does this song haunt the silence?

Melody lingers

Goosebumps scale

Maximum goosebumps

Our thoughts

Alright, I have to admit it. These two really got me this time. They actually made me eat my words. In my last article, I ended by saying that if we had to wait another five years for a new collaboration, so be it. And boom. Another one shows up right after, like a direct reply to the previous track.

Last time, we were talking about phlox, the flower that grows near Thomas LaVine. And now, in response, we get a song about a flower found in the German landscapes of Luna Keller. That’s clever. And creative. But honestly, with these two in the same room, nothing surprises me anymore.

Once again, we’re hit by the production quality coming out of that garden shed turned recording studio. Seriously, those lawnmowers must have gone to mixing school, and the screwdrivers and hammers are clearly mastering experts. It’s wild. And just like before, the song is full of subtle little details you’ll only catch with your best headphones on and the volume up.

But the real moment comes with the final climax. That goosebump moment only happens when two voices blend this perfectly. At this point, we’re seriously wondering why these two haven’t started a side project yet. We could listen to their vocal harmonies forever.

There’s always something magical when Thomas or Luna are involved. And that’s what we love about the artists in the IMC Family. There’s something honest, human and real in everything they do. You can feel it in every line of every song. And it’s doing wonders for our ears.

We wouldn’t mind another one, by the way. Any chance you recorded something else in that little cabin?

Their take on "White Lily"

"Getting to write this song with not just one of my favourite songwriters, but also a dear friend feels really special to me. These wild white lilies have been a comforting symbol on my journey for a long time (I even have them tattooed), now there's finally song for them. Thomas has always been so good at creating a scene and feeling in his songs, while I often tend to go more into storytelling. It was magical to see him work with this idea and bringing that space I've visited so often to life in this song". - Luna Keller

"With White Lily, we had a little more of a “goal” now that the first song felt completed. It feels like a sister song, or next chapter to ”Phlox”. I think Luna and I had found a bit of a groove on this one and it really felt like we flowed from one idea to the next. The song itself came together naturally and pretty easily. One of us would sing something, or hum a melody and the other would just build right on top of that until we got what you hear in the song now. Luna is just a really good songwriter, so it felt like she and I were speaking the same language, even when the gears would shift, we were just locked. I love this song, I hope anyone who hears it does too". - Thomas LaVine

Reach out to Thomas LaVine

Reach out to Luna Keller

Lyrics

Be my white lily
something i can run to
through the gray and through the blue
through everything to come

All my growing pains
shadows we cast yesterday
going forward anyway
what else can i do

Can you show me
where i'm going?
cause i've been lonely
trying to get to you

oh my white lily
it's been a while since we could speak
been holding to this broken piece
counting down the days

By mid-afternoon
twice i've come to visit you
showed you scars and showed you wounds
you never made me wait

Can you show me
where i'm going?
cause i've been lonely
trying to get to you
trying to get to you
trying to get to you
trying to get to you

Can you show me?

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