Soulsavers - Kingdom of Rain

"Kingdoms of Rain" is an older song by Soulsavers off of their 2007 album It's Not How Far You Fall, It's the Way You Land. The group consists of Rich Machin, Ian Glover, and guest starring Mark Lanegan (who has bounced around quite a bit, working on the Queens of Stone Age as well as teh Gutter Twins). The down-tempo often captures a contemplative sound in the majority of their music.

Specifically focusing in on "Kingdoms of Rain" for a moment, one will notice the video imagery investigates Louisiana after the Katrina aftermath. Fitting for this specific song. One of the stunning reminders is that Hurricane Katrina struck landfall nearly 5 years ago now, highlighting the Civil Engineering and political mismanagement of vital infrastructure within the region. Reconstruction is slow within some areas during recovery. As these natural and man-made catastrophes become more common place (due to population expansion, climatic shifts, and over taxation of natural systems) I wonder how these tragedies will impact the artistic output of our society. Will each event filter into our media and how we communicate with each other or will they become common place and entertainment in themselves? If songs such as "Kingdoms of Rain" are a testament the potential creative output resulting from disasters, I hope the artistic community will continue to investigate the human response to forces that are out of their control. At least we as a society may gain a glimpse of who the better more heroic version of each of us are.