31 octobre 2022

The Narrative releases new folk song 'Little Boys Break Hearts'

Man with white shirt, woman with black dress standing in front of a grey concret wall
The Narrative - Photo by Mary Beth Blankenship



The Narrative released their new song 'Little Boys Break Hearts' this Friday (14). The song is part of the band's recent release for the year which will still feature one more single being released by the end of the year.

In a tweet, Suzie Zeldin explained that the idea behind the song, "[...] is about dating someone who might not be emotionally mature enough for a relationship," she comments.

Listen to 'Little Boys Break Hearts

The full story about the song was explained on the band's instagram. The song ended up being written after a conversation Suzie had with her younger sister Victoria. "The song came from a conversation we had after losing power at her apartment and taking a pretty epic walk from Midtown Manhattan to Park Slope, Brooklyn." After a walk and a cup of coffee, the sister confessed that she was talking again with an ex-boyfriend from college, "I was worried; her excitement was palpable and I knew she was already in it all over again." she continues. The sister decides to move across the country to pursue this relationship, which, in the end, did not work out.

Some time later, the song, already formulated in Suzie's head and with the help of Reed Waddle, was finalized and arranged to be recorded only this year. "My sister did eventually "come home" (you’ll get it once you hear the song) and she recently married the most amazing person (spoiler alert, it was not the “Little Boy” referenced in the song)."

Still following the same acoustic folk style as 'Monoliths' - released on July 14, 2021 - 'Little Boys Break Hearts' features The Narrative's signature style of songs with Jesse Gabriel's vocals blending with Suzie's and soft harmonies in the background of the composition.

In the lyrics of 'Little Boys Break Hearts' Suzie sings about the moment when one needs to realize that even though you feel everything is fine, some ways of acting indicate that you need to go home and that even though you think this time it will work out, it's a mistake you should risk making alone, "This mistake is yours to make/ Yours and yours alone."

The single's cover was created by graphic artist Malaka Gharib, author of several books such as award-winning "I Was Their American Dream" and the more recent "It Won't Always Be Like This".

The band has plans for new releases also in 2023 as Medium posts about the future of The Narrative. Follow the band on instagram and listen to more music on Spotify, Apple Music or Deezer.


19 août 2022

The Narrative posts new photos on Instagram and new music and shows for 2023

 On August 15, The Narrative posted on its Instagram new photos of Jesse and Suzie together with the caption "Everything has changed and also nothing has changed." 

In the comments of the photo the band responded to a fan who asked about possible tour dates for the band, and in response they commented that they are currently writing and recording new songs and could probably have shows in 2023. The band's last release was the song "Monoliths" in 2021 which featured an open letter about the duo's return to making music.

Keep an eye on the blog for more posts and information about the band!

Check out the photos below

Man and woman smiling for a photo sitting on a sofa in front of a colorful background

Man and woman smiling for a photo sitting on a sofa in front of a colorful background

Man and woman smiling for a photo sitting on a sofa in front of a colorful background

04 avril 2022

10th anniversary of The Narrative's album 'B-Sides and Seasides'

Today, 10 years ago on april 4, The Narrative released their compilation album, B-Sides and Seasides. The album was created to support the band's next record sessions on 2012, for Golden Silence released late 2016, but also with a new sounds for The Narrative songs.

The album is more than a b-side, it features two songs, at the time, only released on tour EPs, "Hallelujah" a upbeat country style song about friendships and "Make It Right", the dramatic piano and violins on Suzie's voice "So, don't kiss me goodbye, don't apologize if wrong, and just make it right." Also featuring acoustic version songs from Just Say Yes and the Self titled, and an slow balad version of the song "Fade".

The album is available on Bandcamp for Hi-Def download and also on any other streaming platform. You can listen to it below on Spotify

24 janvier 2022

Winter update: The Narrative shares new photos on Instagram

Contains a woman and man with winter clothes smiling

The Narrative posted some new photos on their Instagram account. The post also features an video from Jesse trying to remember the song from Disney's Frozen II "Into the unknown" making fun of it. Check it below. Follow the band on their social media profiles (at the end of the site for Mobile, or the right corner on PC)

22 décembre 2021

The Narrative's song 'Winter's Coming' enters band's Top 5 on Spotify

As the end of the year is getting closer and in the North Hemisphere the winter started, this time period people start to listen to theme songs such as Mariah's "All I Want for Christmas" and many others. 

The Narrative doesn't have a christmas song or such, but there's a winter themed the song "Winter's Coming" originally from their debut album The Narrative and the song now entered the band's Spotify Top 5 songs most played with the acoustic version from B-Sides and Seasides

Listen to Winter's Coming

The song in this version featured only a piano and acoustic guitar with the duet of Suzie and Jesse. The full lyrics are below

Are you in danger, you swore by a ship wreck
And now you are stranded sinking like a ghost
So sit by your door, and wait for me to storm in
But I swear, I swear I'm never coming home

And the Winter's coming close
And my body is growing cold
And I'm trembling in fright, oh my
Cause I am a sinner with a crooked smile
And you took to the rhythm of a no good liar

I drown in the mirror, you notice thing is damn disease
And I never surface who I want to be
I'm shaking with bruises; I can barely stand my shame
Knowing every inch it hesitates
And it breaks and it breaks, and it breaks

And the Winter's coming close
And my body is growing cold
And I'm trembling in fright oh my

Cause I am a sinner with a crooked smile
And you took to the rhythm of a no good liar
I am a sinner with a crooked smile
And you took to the rhythm of a no good liar

Cause I am a sinner with a crooked smile
And you took to the rhythm of a no good liar
I am a sinner with a crooked smile
And you took to the rhythm of a no good liar
I am a sinner with a crooked smile
And you took to the rhythm of a no good liar
I am a sinner with a crooked smile
And you took to the rhythm of a no good liar
I am a sinner with a crooked smile
And you took to the rhythm of a no good liar
I am a sinner with a crooked smile
And you took to the rhythm of a no good liar

04 décembre 2021

Spotify Wrapped: The Narrative receives more than 300K streams in 2021

As the year ends, the yearly Spotify Wrapped was released on 1st December and The Narrative shared on Instagram their statistics. The band posted some stories and you can see below the Spotify Wrapped insights:

The Narrative
323.9K streams
67.5K listeners
20.5K hours
123 countries
Added to 18.456 playlists

Also, on Spotify, The Narrative end with 12.000+ montly listeners and more than 100.000 song streams. You can listen to The Narrative on Spotify

09 novembre 2021