Becoming Young – Carry On | Pop music review

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“The vocal of the performer is a combination of pure talent and genuine passion – so light, airy and very sincere. Guitar parties have a bright and memorable melody, which gives the song a kind of character. The rhythmic section holds your pulse at the right pace and the overall atmosphere pop-rock sounds exceptionally positive emotions.”

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“Το φωνητικό του ερμηνευτή είναι ένας συνδυασμός καθαρού ταλέντου και γνήσιου πάθους – τόσο ελαφρύ, ευάερο και πολύ ειλικρινές. Τα πάρτι κιθάρας έχουν μια φωτεινή και αξέχαστη μελωδία, η οποία δίνει στο τραγούδι ένα είδος χαρακτήρα. Το ρυθμικό τμήμα συγκρατεί τον παλμό σας με τον δεξιό ρυθμό και η συνολική ατμόσφαιρα pop-rock ακούγεται εξαιρετικά θετικά συναισθήματα.”

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Nagamag discovered a musical masterpiece entitled “Carry On” crafted by the gifted artist of “Becoming Young”. This Pop composition, has resonated deeply with our curators as they embarked on an immersive listening journey with “Becoming Young – Carry On”. The song as well offers an intriguing exploration of Pop Rock, Alt Pop, Adult Contemporary music. Nagamag, as an international music magazine, is pleased to share with you this music review, lovingly written by one of our experienced reviewers of Pop compositions. A successful result of our mission to continually discover and review captivating Pop songs from all corners of the globe, to the global audience of Pop music enthusiasts!

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Lyrics of Becoming Young – Carry On

Carry on, carry on
Even if your hope’s gone
You can be victorious

You’ve been standing strong
Hiding all the scars you can’t erase
Dreams unbroken, you’ve weathered storms
No one else could face

When demons come
Seventh Circle’s closing in
I know that you won’t break

So cast the sails
Let ‘em know you’re coming
Nothing could stand in your way

Don’t look down
Don’t fear your doubts
Just close your eyes
And know you must

Carry on, carry on
Even if your hope’s gone
You can be victorious
Destiny is calling
For you to change it all

Gravity will try to keep you down
Crucible of life will wear you out
Outnumbered, you’ll fall
You’ll question it all

But something’s been watching over you
Ain’t for nothing that you made it through
So when you feel like giving in
Promise me

You won’t look down
Or fear your doubts
Just close your eyes
And know you must

Carry on, carry on
Even if your hope’s gone
You can be victorious
Destiny is calling
For you to change it all

When your heart is hardly beating
When you start to lose your soul
Keep your head high
Trust in your guides
Champions are made in the dark

So you must
Carry on, carry on
Even if your hope’s gone
You can be victorious
Destiny is calling
For you to change it all

Change it all
You can, you can
Change it all
You can, you can


Additional information/sources for Becoming Young – Carry On

The song “Becoming Young – Carry On” is released by Brandon Calano Sound, LLC

Song Sources for “Becoming Young – Carry On”:
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Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/album/carry-on/1719847536?i=1719847541

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Becoming Young – Silence Can Kill (For Boulder)

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“Драматический Hip-Hop трек от -Becoming Young-, которые вложили в свою работу всю энергию своего сердца, пересказывая печальную и поучительную историю. Очень мощный, эмоциональный и важный для многих трек, который послужит уроком, как не совершать ошибки других людей. Сильный, харизматичный и лирический крик души.”

“Dramatic HIP-Hop track from -Becoming young-, which invested all their hearts in their work, retelling a sad and instructive story. A very powerful, emotional and important track for many, which will serve as a lesson, how not to make mistakes of other people. A strong, charismatic and lyrical cry of the soul.” *

“Δραματική διαδρομή hip-hop από -Becoming Young-, το οποίο επένδυσε όλες τις καρδιές τους στο έργο τους, επαναλαμβάνοντας μια θλιβερή και διδακτική ιστορία. Ένα πολύ ισχυρό, συναισθηματικό και σημαντικό κομμάτι για πολλούς, που θα χρησιμεύσει ως μάθημα, πώς να μην κάνουν λάθη άλλων ανθρώπων. Μια ισχυρή, χαρισματική και λυρική κραυγή της ψυχής.” *

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The song “Becoming Young – Silence Can Kill (For Boulder)” is released by Brandon Calano Sound, LLC

Song Sources for “Becoming Young – Silence Can Kill (For Boulder)”:
Spotify: open.spotify.com/track/7s9zFEi8BI6rhkbPoZEo52
Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBr-TkaDVZU
Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/album/silence-can-kill-for-boulder/1677007830?i=1677007832

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Becoming Young – Stand Down (Spotify)

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“-Stand Down- is filled with vibrant, crisp melodies. It combines a minimum of electronic effects with a maximum dynamic of acoustic guitars. A soft, melodic singing is the highlight of this surprising musical journey!”

“-Stand Down- наполнен живой, бодрящей мелодией, в которой сочетаются минимум электронных эффектов и максимум динамичных акустических гитар. Мягкий, мелодичный вокал является изюминкой в этом удивительном, музыкальном путешествие!”

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Becoming Young’s Brandon Calano grows wiser on exhilarating, epiphanic, and episodic pop album, The Songs I Wrote You

The popular saying goes: People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. There are also those people who saunter into your life for one night, but you spend a lifetime reeling from the connection. For award-winning pop artist Becoming Young (Brandon Calano), one crisp and cool summer Colorado night he met someone who seismically shifted his superficial bro-ish trajectory. The fallout from this millennial fairytale of emotionally reckless romance became his sophomore album, The Songs I Wrote You.

“All of the songs are letters to ‘her.’ The record follows a jovial, funny, turbulent, draining, haunting, and, ultimately, hopeful story about two people who never should have met, but ended up in love,” the Nashville-based artist says with a good-natured laugh.

The eight-song collection was written as the captivating drama played out. The Brandon of the album opener, “Reverie,” isn’t the same Brandon as the closer, “Stand Down.” “I could never have imagined or planned the twists and turns this album takes. It’s one hell of an emotional roller-coaster,” he says.

The listener savoring the salacious saga from the sidelines can immerse themselves in the excitement via the record’s experiential episodic release schedule as a series of singles that begin releasing in January 2021. These one-song installments boast liner notes on the cover artwork—seemingly, the first of its kind—revealing the story behind each song’s lyrics and how every track fits within the overarching narrative arc.

Parallel to chronicling a period of intense growth and introspection, this body of work also marks artistic maturation. This is the album where Brandon defined the Becoming Young aesthetic. It’s a vibe best described as the feel-good folk-pop of Vance Joy and the dark grandeur of Dermot Kennedy, injected with the euphoric pop sensibility of Lauv and the fiery emotionality of Matt Maeson.

Brandon worked with three different producers on The Songs I Wrote You, including Ryan Hadlock (Lumineers, Vance Joy), Austin Shawn (Sony/BMG), and producer John McVey (Yonder Mountain String Band). In addition, Brandon co-produced and produced some of the tracks himself. The Songs I Wrote You was mixed by John O'Mahony (Matt Maeson, Coldplay).

The story goes that in the summer of 2018, at the apex of Brandon’s Feeling Single fury, he threw a welcome-home party for a close friend. She brought along a mysterious and intriguing girl. The new pair didn’t hit it off at the party, but spurred on by alcohol and late-night antics, they kissed in the backseat of their mutual friend’s car.

It was a blurry opening salvo, but the duo clarified their connection the following week with a proper date. The romantic reconnaissance was a success, and Brandon subsequently wrote the folk-pop gem “Reverie.” With emotive keyboard atmospherics, stately string touches, and back-porch acoustic guitar strums, Brandon sings, bursting with joy. One choice redemptive romantic passage is: But I saw the light in her face, the love in her heart and the way she made/One of my darkest days turn to a memory of grace as she kissed me and said, Boy I think you'll be okay.

The drama begins on the second song, “No Strings Attached,” where the weary and reluctant twosome decide to redirect their connection to something of a casual encounter. The song’s chill verses are offset by explosive choruses, reflecting the pent-up energy from sublimating feelings. On the haunting emotional centerpiece, “Addicted,” he shares his forbidden love struggle with rich and sensual low-register vocals. On the very next song, “Silent Words,” Brandon has a powerful moment of clarity, realizing he’s in too deep.

The record concludes with “Stand Down,” a poetic and courageously vulnerable pop track that manages to be moody and anthemic, without being sappy. During the song’s bridge, Brandon sings: Say it now, say it now, won’t you let in, let me in/Say it now, say something now, won’t let in, let me in. Here, he’s at the gates of her heart, boldly confessing his feelings. The camera pans out, and credits roll. We don’t know if there is a happily-ever after resolution, and it’s a little maddening. When prodded, Brandon candidly shared: “I’m already writing the aftermath record. I can’t reveal the title as it gives away the cliffhanger that comes at the end of TSIWY.”

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Becoming Young – No Strings Attached (Spotify)

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“Singer and songwriter Brandon Calano, who writes and performs under the pseudonym of Becoming Young, combines the best of modern pop music and our beloved folk. After listening remains both easy and exciting feeling of freedom and unity!”

“Певец и автор песен Brandon Calano, который пишет и выступает под псевдонимом Becoming Young, сочетает в себе лучшее из современной поп-музыки и любимого нами фолка. После прослушивания остаётся одновременно лёгкое и захватывающее чувство свободы и единства!”

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Is a connection ever purely physical? Becoming Young’s Brandon Calano finds out the answer the hard way on his invigorating new pop single, “No Strings Attached.”

It started simple enough: in the backseat of a friend’s car Brandon kissed a mysteriously exotic girl. The two met at a party earlier that night but didn’t hit off until they were under a magnificent, crisp Colorado summer sky, nestled in a friend’s car. It was a buzzed romance—blurry, exciting, and impulsive.

How do you follow an evening like this? The short answer is you go on another date, and then you get disappointed that the connection isn’t real, and then you move on. When the connection is real, however, complications arise. Brandon came home from said proper date euphoric and subsequently wrote the single “Reverie.” This alluring new woman called him the next day, and matter-of-factly stated: “I was just calling to make sure you’re not falling in love with me, ‘cause I can’t do that right now.” Turns out that carefree kiss wasn’t so carefree.

“When I wrote ‘No Strings Attached,’ it was mainly about lust. I had no idea I would fall for her to the extent I did,” Brandon recalls. “Looking back, it’s astonishing how much I’ve developed as a person since writing this song.”

“No Strings Attached” is almost a breezy pop gem, replete with acoustic guitars, washes of ambient textures, heavenly harmony vocals, and lead vocals that undulate between urban-pop rhythmic flow and soulful melodicism. The tune’s slick bounce—a signature touch courtesy of Sony/BMG producer Austin Shawn—lends it an urban strut. Another powerful dynamic touch is the contrast between the detached cool verses and the explosively hooky choruses that recall smashes by pop artists such as Troye Sivan and Glass Animals.

Thematically, “No Strings Attached” is partially a flippant response to the initial phone call. In the pre-chorus, Brandon sings: ‘Cause there's a couple Colorado girls I love/Couple of east-coast honeys I want/And this LA babe that keeps me up/I know it's trouble, but I just love the rush/So baby don't call my bluff, ‘cause I don't need your love. This is all playful posturing, of course, bordering on denial, and the push/pull of the verses and choruses foreshadows reality bursting out. The truth is, Brandon is soon to be attached, heartstrings and all.

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Becoming Young – For My Father (Video)

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“Becoming Young in an ode for father, through his soulful heartwarming vocals sings reflective in a way which hits you right deep inside. A beautiful song rich in emotional moments and a sound quality which feels like a feather in your skin.

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Boulder/Nashville-based pop artist Becoming Young, aka Brandon Calano, has just released the folk/pop ballad, “For My Father.” Stream it HERE.

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Lyrically, this song is an honest assessment of a father’s trapped circumstance from a son’s perspective. Musically, it’s Becoming Young’s first piano-driven single.

Calano gets reflective and direct with lines like, “I see your heart and I see your soul, there’s nothing as pure as the man you are. Take a breath, let your burden go, when darkness comes, I’ll still love you so.” Anyone with a close relationship to his or her father will resonate with the song’s empathetic message.

“For My Father” bridges Becoming Young’s most recent pop album, Feeling Single, to a more serious body of work in his forthcoming record, The Songs I Wrote You, which begins releasing on January 1, 2021. The expansion from pop to the singer-songwriter genre began in January of 2020 when he teamed with producer Ryan Hadlock (The Lumineers, Vance Joy) on three singles for the new album.

For those not familiar with Brandon Calano, he writes and records under the pseudonym, Becoming Young. It’s a name he says embodies his journey to let go of everything he is not—and become who he was meant to be all along.

Becoming Young has earned a loyal following, playing sold-out shows from Atlanta to Portland, and describes his evolving sound as Lauv meets Glass Animals. Yet others have likened him to Vance Joy and Dermot Kennedy. Though all of those descriptors ring true, the Nashville via Boulder singer/songwriter has established an enticing pop/folk sound.

Becoming Young’s most recent album, Feeling Single, explores the modern dating landscape as told by an emotionally-reckless millennial. It features the trap-pop banger “High,” a bouncy retro-bop, “The Night I Met You,” and the swagalicious, “Cherry Twist.”

For more information about Becoming Young, follow @becomingyoung on Instagram / Spotify or visit: www.becomingyoung.band.

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