{"id":7119,"date":"2025-07-08T06:32:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T06:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/?p=7119"},"modified":"2025-07-08T06:32:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T06:32:04","slug":"single-review-they-say-its-like-riding-a-bike-dan-whitehouse-x-jasmine-gardosi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/2025\/07\/08\/single-review-they-say-its-like-riding-a-bike-dan-whitehouse-x-jasmine-gardosi\/","title":{"rendered":"Single Review: &#8220;(They Say It&#8217;s Like) Riding A Bike&#8221; &#8211; Dan Whitehouse X Jasmine Gardosi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"749\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8812.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8812.jpg 749w, https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8812-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8812-58x60.jpg 58w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"52\" src=\"https:\/\/odesli.co\/embed\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsong.link%2Fs%2F2yXwRvfn6ZAYvegXwxML7g&#038;theme=light\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" allow=\"clipboard-read; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n<p>Well, this is quite a mixture! This combines spoken word, with indie rock sensibilities but then you\u2019ve got a spoken word element too and a little bit of hip hop too.<\/p>\n<p>This is a track that has an infectious hook, and it caught my attention immediately, it\u2019s almost like a self help tape wrapped up in a TEDtalk, this is kind of evidenced in the second verse.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Everyone knows that in order to deliver a bit of motivation you start off with a question that challenges people\u2019s minds.<\/p>\n<p>Do you ever forget how to synchronise your feet?<\/p>\n<p>That right there is the question.<\/p>\n<p>Its the pace of life, loose your rhythm and winding round the obstacles,<\/p>\n<p>The pit falls, the hard bends<\/p>\n<p>You see where the problem lies.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, the wheels go round and round but so does our luck<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes.. it sucks!<\/p>\n<p>You identify the problem, diagnose it, and then your mind as a human decides to apply the solution.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Fall down, dust off, get up, push on<\/p>\n<p>Fall down, dust off, get up, push on<\/p>\n<p>Fall down, dust off, get up, push on<\/p>\n<p>Fall down, dust off, get up, push on<\/p>\n<p>The chorus brings the self doubt:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ridin\u2019 a bike, they say it\u2019s like riding\u2019 a bike<\/p>\n<p>But if its like ridin\u2019 a bike.. why have I forgotten?<\/p>\n<p>How to<\/p>\n<p>Ride a bike, they say it\u2019s like ridin\u2019 a bike<\/p>\n<p>But if it\u2019s like ridin\u2019 a bike then why have I forgotten?<\/p>\n<p>But the little voice, the little Yoda on your shoulder tells you that you can do this..<\/p>\n<p>This is not a linear path, you are not going backwards,<\/p>\n<p>Life works in circles, you are still right on track<\/p>\n<p>No, we fear crashing in the same old patterns and you will cycle through those places again<\/p>\n<p>But have faith in how far you\u2019ve come, between now and then<\/p>\n<p>Mistake, learn, feel it burn<\/p>\n<p>Mistake learn, feel it return<\/p>\n<p>The baggage comes back around<\/p>\n<p>Trust, that you\u2019ll come round to, things always do<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re crumpled bike proves that things can move in cycles, at the same time as move on through<\/p>\n<p>Full disclosure, I never learned to ride a bike, it was never my thing, I was too busy reading and making music, but this makes sense in so many different ways.<\/p>\n<p>Dan Whitehouse and Jasmine Gardosi share the vocals on this giving it different perspectives, and it works out brilliantly as a concept.\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, this is quite a mixture! This combines spoken word, with indie rock sensibilities but then you\u2019ve got a spoken word element too and a little bit of hip hop too. 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