For anyone who has ever entered a hotel room and wondered to themselves who else had spent a random night in the same room, have we got a video for you! Behold, the premiere of Secondhand Serenade's "Something More," the first single from its upcoming third album "Hear Me Now," due out in August 3. "Something More" is a perfectly typical Secondhand Serenade song. Directed by Declan Whitebloom, the video matches the track's gorgeously depressing sound as we follow a series of temporary residents, caught between stations as they wander through their lives.Much like Five for Fighting or Dashboard Confessional both musically and in theory, the acoustic rock band Secondhand Serenade is the vehicle for a solo artist John Vesely uses to get his songs out into the world. With the help of producer Aaron Johnson (from The Fray), Vesely makes somber, intimate pop rock, full of quiet, contemplative moments. The 28-year-old has the vocal range of an 80s hair band, and looks to rival Elvis, wandered through life. Raised in the San Francisco Bay Area in a musical family, Vesely spent a number of dues-paying years become a lead acoustic guitar over strummed chords. he claims that the inspiration for the band name 'Secondhand Serenade' is the fact that all of his autobiographical songs are directed first and foremost to his wife, thereby making the audience mere bystanders to their pas de deux.
Driven by a piano melody and mid-tempo percussion, the ballad "Something More" is focused on Vesely's vocals, as he wails about self-revelation and purpose in life. In "Something More," Vesely has penned some of his most honest, relatable and mature lyrics yet. The hypnotic ballad opens with an ominous piano chord as Vesely reflects on learning how to forgive and move on from a shattered relationship. "There must be something more/Do we know what we're fighting for?" Vesely belts on the chorus, which blends the electronic pop of "Owl City" with the sweeping melancholy of OneRepublic. As Vesely sings of the internal strife that a breakup can cause, he powerfully conveys the very human message that everyone makes mistakes. A no-brainer for top 40 and hot AC radio formats, "Something More" is sure to saturate the summer airwaves.
With the heat of summer in full swing, the next stage of Secondhand Serenade's saga is gearing up for release. Those familiar with the words of Vesely, have lived through his picturesque stories of life's ups and downs. Fans have gravitated to Vesely's heart-on-his sleeve approach and are consistently moved by his tales of life, love and loss that foster universal understanding. Along this journey, he spawned the platinum-certified 2008 hit, my favorite "Fall For You." With the upcoming August release of "Hear Me Now," he gives a more in-depth look inside a man coming to terms with his shortcomings and moving forward with that understanding.
