The Glass - "Tell Me It's Snowing"

The slow emotive jangle that starts ?Tell Me It?s Snowing? is, I suppose, the antecedent to my editor, Max Maki?s claim that The Glass sound like The Byrds. This is a totally bogus comparison, but she is equally dissatisfied with my assertion that they share something in mood or tone with The Tragically Hip.

The main difference between our positions: mine is valid but hers is not.

The song is structurally dubious and not entirely cohesive, but the brave tremolo vocals and sparse guitar counterpoint make it a worthwhile listen. [Buy]

(Thank you Cody for sending this track my way.)

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Kepler - "The National Epithet"

Do you know what?s special about this evening? That?s right, it?s Christmas Eve. I bet a lot of you already knew that. Am I right in assuming that many of you will be receiving presents in the near future? Not so in my case, I?m afraid. As a non-practicing Jew, I am robbed of everything that is good and holy (gifts). If you feel bad (and I think you should), please consider sending me a cheque (multiples of $18 are marginally preferred).

This song is kind of like that about which I know least: unwrapping a present. Not wanting to be rude, you patiently pull off the tape, carefully unfold the paper (should you keep it?), but all the while you are greedily anticipating the bounty within (it?s your nature, though I personally am above it). The bounty being, in the case of this song, the choruses from 1:36 to 1:49 and 2:24 to 2:53. [Info]

Please accept this problematic analogy as my holiday gift to you. Merry Christmas!