Civil House is an indie pop band from Montreal made up of three best friends. Dean Dadidis, lead singer/guitarist and Aris Dadidis, the bassist, are brothers both studying at Concordia. At the same time, the drummer, Paul Laventure, is a childhood friend who moved to the U.S to study.
The three formed a band shortly after discovering their passion for music while jamming out every Sunday at church.
While the group started with a harder sound akin to alternative rock, as seen in their first few songs like “Not Holding on” and “The Moment,” they now have slowly transitioned to a softer pop sound.
Their latest song, “Shivers,” is reflective of the music they’re going to produce. The song was written and produced by Dean, toying with elements of indie pop while adding soft and sparkling guitar notes to highlight the undertones of nostalgia.
“Shivers” is not your typical cliché love song. The song is about seeing someone you love or used to love. Even though you know you can’t go back, it’s better for you to move on. The unmistakable feeling of love is still there.
While first love and first heartbreak can be brutal, the song emphasizes the feeling of being in love and reminiscing the good and old memories. “Shivers” is about remembering and holding on to that exciting, happy, and good feeling of being in love while forgetting about the hurt that follows the breakup.
The song is not limited to personal experience. Dean explains his goal to reach people through music.
“When I write something, it reignites an experience through the song, and when someone listens to that, and relates to it, there’s just an invisible connection,” he explained.
Though not everyone can relate to the experience of being in love, this song is still worth listening to. “Shivers” stuck to me because I felt that “magical feeling” and experienced many emotions while listening to the song.
Moving forward, the band hopes to make more music together. Despite the distance between them, the band is still united.
“They’ll always be in my life. We might get together and just produce a whole album when we can,” said Dean.
You can listen to “Shivers” and more of Civil House’s music on their Spotify page.
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