INTERCONTINEN7AL dropped their new single “Love is Everywhere” early this year, and it’s a really easy listen from the start. No big intro or overthinking it, just a soft and warm track that slowly pulls you in.
The first thing we noticed is how simple everything sounds, but in a good way. The instrumentation is light, mostly built around acoustic sounds like guitar and some gentle percussion, and it never tries to do too much. It stays calm, almost raw, which honestly makes it feel more real. The production and mixing are super clean too, and everything sits in the right place.
The melody is beautiful, like the kind that just sticks after one listen without being annoying. Vocals come in smooth and relaxed, not forced at all, and that chorus… it’s really nice. It kind of lifts the whole song without changing the mood too much, which we liked.
The message is simple but it works. It’s about noticing love in everyday life, in nature, in small moments, just slowing down a bit. It doesn’t try to be deep with complicated lyrics, and that actually makes it hit more.
Also worth saying, this track was created by Nereo Paulus (band member) from Argentina, and knowing he handled everything himself makes it even more impressive. There’s a bit of a classic vibe too, almost like old-school influences mixed with a soft Latin-folk feel.
They’re new to our blog, but honestly, we’re already curious to hear more. This felt professional, but still very real and honest. We really enjoyed this one. It’s calm and just a beautiful listen from start to finish.
ABOUT THE BAND:
Matt contacted friends and family members in the USA who were fellow musicians, and used Explore and Creator Connect features in BandLab to target by location and instrument type to establish additional musician connections in Europe, Africa, and Asia.
To locate the two musicians from Antarctica, Matt contacted numerous active research stations in September 2020 to determine if there were researchers that happened to be musicians on site, and successfully recruited Aymar de Lichervelde and Stijn Thoolen. The final result was the epic progressive rock song “Manor Hill”, featuring musicians from all 7 continents to include Aymar and Stijn who were stationed in Antarctica.
Upon the release of their debut record, the band continued to expand in the coming years, adding more talented artists from the United Kingdom, Egypt, France, and Germany. The group has since released six albums of original material, with each record containing a composition that was recorded on all 7 continents. World Over features all 5 of these compositions, recorded on 7 continents, on one unique and remarkable EP. The band’s music spans a multitude of genres, including alternative & hard rock, folk, pop, blues, jazz, Latin, Americana, funk, metal, country, gospel, prog, classical, reggae, bluegrass, bossa nova and even showtunes. All proceeds from streams go towards various humanitarian causes and non-profit charities.