I first heard St Lucia perform on July 4th, 2013 at arguably one of the coolest summer venues ever, The Surf Lodge. As the sun set over Montauk, it was one of those perfect summer evenings ... surrounded by friends, sand between your toes, drinks in hand, music & salt in the air. I remember holding hands with my then-boyfriend as we swayed to the catchy beat of "All Eyes On You". It was a song that felt both familiar and fresh at the same time. I listened to that song on repeat in the months that followed.
Flash forward two years later -- that boyfriend became my husband and that song was the first we played at our wedding reception in Paris.
Five years after that night at Surf Lodge, we had the opportunity to meet the lead singer Jean-Philip Grobler and back-up vocalist Patti Beranek at an intimate concern in Brooklyn. "All Eyes On You" had become my husband's & my song, but we still didn't totally understand its meaning or know whether it was a true love song after all ... so we asked. Grobler explained that he wrote it at a turning point in his own relationship with Beranek. I pried further, asking if that turning point was a breakup or makeup. Groberl and Beranek looked at each other knowingly, smiled and said, "Well we're married and have a child now, so I guess things worked out alright."
I'll take that to mean the song is as much a love song as any ... Filled with twists and turns, but always finding a way to work out in the end.