London due Oh Wonder are known for their luscious productions that have topped Hypemachine an incredible six times already. Releasing one song a month for a year, Anthony and Josephine are currently on their sixth release – with their seventh due 1st March. As if they’re not busy enough, the pair have found time to put together a Slumber Session for i-D, featuring not only a couple of their own awesome compositions, but also offerings from Chilly Gonzalez and James Vincent McMorrow. Sit back, relax and hit play on this swoonsome selection of sleep-inducing sounds…
The most sombre cut from Anthony West and Josephine Vander Gucht’s first work, it’s a minimal take on affected songwriting, a ballad in new clothes.
Oh Wonder: Heart Hope
Oh Wonder: Heart Hope Lyrics:
They’re building towers that are high enough to see the clouds
But it don’t bother me
The elevators working overtime up and down
Yet it don’t bother me
Cos I need something more than everything
A higher self deep within
Cos I need something more than everything
A higher self, a higher self
And I know we need a little heart hope
I know we’ve gotta outgrow and feel a little heart hope
They’re building aeroplanes faster than the speed of light
Yet it don’t bother me
The endless cities multiplying oceansize
Yet it don’t bother me
Cos I need something more than everything
A higher self deep within
Cos I need something more than everything
A higher self, a higher self
And I know we need a little heart hope
I know we’ve gotta outgrow and feel a little heart hope
Cos there is something more than everything
So feel the love and let it in
Cos I know we need a little heart hope.
