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Of Monsters and Men released a lyric video for "Empire" on May 15, 2015. The song is from their upcoming album Beneath the Skin, which will be released on June 9th. Unfortunately, whether because Of Monsters and Men isn't popular enough in the United States or because other musical acts like Mumford & Sons are eclipsing them, this album doesn't seem to be getting a lot of press, so those interested in seeing how well this album is going to do will have to wait until it actually comes out.

Unlike "Hunger," "Empire's" vocals are lead not by Nanna Brynds Hilmarsdttir, but by Ragnar "Raggi" rhallsson. The music builds in excitement from beginning to end as vocals soar and the instrumentation gives a support that makes this song feel like an epic struggle. The music, like in "Hunger" and "Crystals," isn't a far cry from the music for My Head Is an Animal, but it is well done and very exciting, further supporting Of Monsters and Men's branded sound.

The song begins with Raggi singing, "Feel the ocean as it breathes / Shivering teeth / See the mountains where they meet / Smothering me." Raggi's environment and everything that surrounds him are working against his desire for the "Empire" that he wants to build-an accomplishment that he's dreaming of. He's counting "down the days," waiting for success to happen. In the meantime, the world around him seems to be in chaos. Even things so normal as the wind and the waves seem to be in battle: "the wind fends off the waves." He seems to identify with the wind while the epic aspects of nature (mountains and oceans) are against him.

This makes sense when one considers how mountains and oceans might be considered empires in their own rights. They are vast and powerful aspects of nature that have the ability to ruin and destroy lives. But Raggi, knowing this, determines to be a "heavy [stone]" because they "[f]ear no weather." He must establish himself so that not even nature can destroy his plans.

Just as in "Hunger," the singer is finding comfort in a "sound," a fact which could suggest that sound is an album-wide motif, perhaps the subject of this album. But here, he specifically finds "comfort in the sound / And the shape of the heart" and ruminates on "[h]ow it echoes through the chest / From under the ground." While this part is difficult to interpret, it seems to be an allusion to love or affection, maybe a relationship with another human being, the "chest" suggesting that the "heart" is a treasure.

Of course, Raggi also could have buried this relationship or memory of a past relationship to keep it safe and protected from the "weather." Perhaps he plans to go back and dig it up once he's established and can support that person.

But the world is far from certain. He tries to "hide in your hair." Perhaps by spending time with his friend, he will be able to not worry about whether his empire will fall. But she's distracted, "staring back at me / Like I wasn't there." She is still afraid herself and unable to passionately support him.

Kept from the joy they want, their "bodies become stills," and they "welcome the fear" because it's their normal experience. This fear seems to be that the empire-the establishment, permanence, and comfort-will be taken away. But they reason that "[h]eavy stones / Fear no weather." If they continue trying to establish themselves, they believe they can stay safe even when terrible things happen.

SUMMARY: This song is difficult. There are several different ideas, a few pivotal words that can be taken multiple ways, and a mysterious lover. The ultimate meaning seems to be a search for permanence and safety, something that even the forces of nature aren't able to destroy. Raggi and his friend will continue the search and continue to try to be heavier and heavier stones in an attempt to escape fear.

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Hozier's 'Empire Now' is a song that seems to reflect on the passage of time and the cyclical nature of history, particularly focusing on the rise and fall of empires and the hope for a better future. The repeated lines about the sun coming up 'one hundred years from the empire now' suggest a significant distance from a past era, possibly hinting at the decline of a once-dominant power and the emergence of a new world order. The lyrics evoke a sense of optimism, as if the speaker is witnessing the dawn of a more peaceful and equitable era, 'a world that's easy now,' which contrasts with the turbulent times of the past.

The chorus, where the speaker declares they wouldn't sell the world despite its current trajectory, and would hold on to it 'for all it's worth,' indicates a deep connection and commitment to the world's future. This sentiment is reinforced by the line 'The future's so bright it's burnin',' which could be interpreted as both a warning about the potential dangers of progress and a statement of hope for a luminous future. The mention of 'martyrs of our revolution' and the earth-shaking impact of their actions suggests that the changes leading to this new dawn have come at a significant cost, and that the sacrifices made in the past are powering the present and shaping the future.

Hozier, known for his soulful voice and poetic lyrics that often delve into themes of love, politics, and social issues, presents 'Empire Now' as a contemplative piece. It invites listeners to ponder the relentless march of time, the lessons learned from history, and the collective responsibility to foster a world that is just and sustainable for generations to come.

6 Christians, this Lord Jesus shall return again,

with his Father's glory o'er the earth to reign;

for all wreaths of empire meet upon his brow,

and our hearts confess him King of glory now.

Caroline Maria Noel experienced bouts of intense suffering, and many of these lyrics were the outcome of her times of distress. They are particularly acclimated "for the Sick and Lonely" and were composed first for private meditation than for public use, although many are befitted to the latter audience. Her best-known hymn is the Processional for Ascension Day, "At the Name of Jesus."

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Award-winning Scottish singer KT Tunstall is known for creating a highly produced, big, rhythmic sound. But her latest album has a more laidback feel.(SOUNDBITE OF SONG)MARTIN: KT Tunstall's new album is called "Invisible Empire // Crescent Moon."(SOUNDBITE OF SONG)KT TUNSTALL: (Singing) I'm going with the sea, rain's been falling on me. I can cover the (unintelligible), I've been (unintelligible) it down...MARTIN: She recorded it out in the Arizona desert and found that the music and lyrics she had already written took on new meaning when her life took a dramatic turn.TUNSTALL: I just had a really enormously tumultuous summer, which was just tectonic shifts in my life, massive, massive changes. I lost my father. My personal circumstances were turned upside down.MARTIN: We should say he passed away.TUNSTALL: He did pass away, yeah. My father was a Parkinson's sufferer but he was taken a little early due to an accident. So, he did, although he was declining, it was still quite unexpected. And by the time the dust had settled and I decided to go back out to Tucson to finish the second half of the record, it was November. And I've really found a positive place by that point. So, I have this really strange album where the first half where songs can have a very weird precognitive nature to them where they're almost fortune-telling for you. And at the time of writing, you don't know what they mean and a few months later, you're, like, OK. Is this is what it means? And it's like your self-conscience is ahead of you.MARTIN: Can you point to a song on the album that demonstrates that?TUNSTALL: Yeah. "Invisible Empire" is a perfect example, where it was a song about a relationship in my life where I suddenly saw it for what it was.(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "INVISIBLE EMPIRE")TUNSTALL: (Singing) I thought the candle was gonna go out, the wind was blowing and the door was open but the candle never went out, never went out. The wave found its way to the shore, I thought it was a ripple and nothing more. But the wave found its way all the way to the shore. Oh, I wanna burn this house. I know, I wanna jump into the fire. Oh, I'm gonna tear them down, pinnacles of my invisible empire...MARTIN: So, that song and others took on new significance to you in that second session.TUNSTALL: Yeah, very much so. And the strange thing was that that first half was very pensive and introverted and breeding lots of questions in the first half of the album, and that was before anything had happened. And then the second half, kind of ironically, is a bit of a phoenix from the flames. It's quite joyful, the second half, which is maybe not what I would have expected.(SOUNDBITE OF SONG)MARTIN: Do you mind talking a little bit more about your dad?TUNSTALL: No, sure, sure.MARTIN: Was he musical?(LAUGHTER)TUNSTALL: Not in the slightest.He was - I won't say he was tone-deaf. He had a couple of good cassette tapes but my parents didn't listen to music. My dad had a Tom Lehrer tape. He was a brilliant Harvard mathematician-turned political satirist who played the piano.MARTIN: Your dad was a physicist.TUNSTALL: He was a physicist. And so I was Tom Lehrer's "Table of Elements," which is a brilliant song, but definitely not kind of the same as listening to the Beatles, kind of thing. And a bit of classical. Apart from that, no, he was very much a get-a-job-dad for many years until I actually managed to get somewhere with music. And then he was a very proud dad.MARTIN: Yeah, I imagine. Did he have a particular song of yours that he liked hearing you sing?TUNSTALL: Him and mom both were really attached to this song I used to sing - I've never recorded it properly - called "Parachute Man." And they used to come to the local pub sometimes to watch me play and they'd always be quite embarrassed, you know, that their daughter was not earning any money and playing music and not getting a job. But for some reason they liked that song. But I do remember my dad saying that when he saw me on Jools Holland that first time, I did "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree," that was the first time he got it, he understood what I did. And he said he got out of his chair and danced around the living room shouting she's done it.(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "BLACK HORSE AND THE CHERRY TREE")MARTIN: So, speaking of performing, I mean, you are known for being a really high-energy performer. This is an album which has a different vibe.TUNSTALL: It does.MARTIN: Is there a song on here that is just maybe too hard to perform?TUNSTALL: After the last record I did, "Tiger Suit," which is a real foray into electronica, as different as you can get from this one, I found it quite frustrating that because it was a such a layered album it was actually quite difficult to just sit and play the record with a guitar or with a piano. And so I really relished the idea of making a record that could be played completely on its own just with one instrument. And so, no, they're all playable, which is great.(SOUNDBITE OF SONG)MARTIN: I imagine it also exposes new vulnerabilities. It's just you, it's just the sound of you.TUNSTALL: It's very pure. It's very, I think there's very spiritual about singing where you're making this sound and you're delivering this feeling and emotion with absolutely nothing but your body.(SOUNDBITE OF SONG)(SOUNDBITE OF SONG)MARTIN: So, I am a lover of the whistle. Is that you?TUNSTALL: I wish it was me. However, I've done a pretty good impression at the live shows. But that is a great singer-songwriter by the name of Mr. Andrew Bird, who is a well-known winning whistler indeed.(LAUGHTER)MARTIN: What a fun collaboration.TUNSTALL: Yeah. That song was a one-take wonder.(SOUNDBITE OF SONG)MARTIN: Is there a particular song on this album that lifts you? As you talk about a phoenix rising, is there a song that does that for you when you perform it?TUNSTALL: Yeah, the title of the second half, "Crescent Moon," which is the symbol of birth, of rebirth of the new. That song, I sat at the piano and it just came straight at my fingers as soon as I arrived for the second session. And it just felt like such a pleasurable song to write because it's very free from form. It's more about the heart than it is about the head, that song. And I was able to really express myself through arrangement of instruments as well as the lyrics and the voice, which is quite new to be able to be as emotional with musical arrangement as I felt I was with my voice.(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "CRESCENT MOON")MARTIN: The new album is called "Invisible Empire // Crescent Moon." KT Tunstall joined me from our London bureau. KT, it's been such a pleasure. Thank you so much for taking time to talk with us.TUNSTALL: Absolute pleasure of mine, too. Thanks very much.(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "CRESCENT MOON")MARTIN: And this is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Rachel Martin.

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