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"Lostwave" is a term that applies to both a type of music and a community of people. If you've ever heard of "The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet" you may already be familiar with the concept. Basically, it's music of any genre, typically found online, that has no connecting information pertaining to its origin. In other words, uncredited music. Maybe it's an unlabeled mp3, or a youtube video with no information or an archive.org zip file devoid of metadata. The Lostwave community will take it upon themselves to try and figure out who created a specific song that catches their collective ear.
One such Lostwave song that made the rounds was called "Downfall" or, more specifically, "Downfall of a Well Known Actress." It turns out that's an unreleased song from the late 90s Nashville band Fair Verona. This is of particular interest to myself because one of the songwriters of Fair Verona is Beth Cameron, who later went on to form forget cassettes and Black Bra - two bands that I have worked directly with and feel very proud to support.
Very long story short - the "Downfall" song was found by a Lostwave community, researched heavily and discovered to be Fair Verona! Shawna Potter, another primary member of the band, has a rather compelling podcast called But Her Lyrics... and managed to bring everyone together to discuss the song, the band and the discovery process. I'm biased but it's definitely worth a watch.
One such Lostwave song that made the rounds was called "Downfall" or, more specifically, "Downfall of a Well Known Actress." It turns out that's an unreleased song from the late 90s Nashville band Fair Verona. This is of particular interest to myself because one of the songwriters of Fair Verona is Beth Cameron, who later went on to form forget cassettes and Black Bra - two bands that I have worked directly with and feel very proud to support.
Very long story short - the "Downfall" song was found by a Lostwave community, researched heavily and discovered to be Fair Verona! Shawna Potter, another primary member of the band, has a rather compelling podcast called But Her Lyrics... and managed to bring everyone together to discuss the song, the band and the discovery process. I'm biased but it's definitely worth a watch.
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