The Micragirls - "Rockin' Date"
The Micragirls, here, have distilled everything from their music save the core necessary elements: simple (as guitar class), familiar (as brand names) structures, played like they've been told they're "too quiet", and covered in delicious screams. I think on this track, they went so insane that they were locked out of the studio, but just did their screaming from behind the door. [Buy]
The Besnard Lakes - "Cedric's War"
Don't give up on this song. Just pretend you're listening to The Mamas & The Papas, on a phonograph that plays while you eat dinner with your family, you're 14. Do whatever you would actually do in that setting. Spread your food into a pattern, examine the clear edges of the milk as it bonds to the glass, rub the inside of the chair leg with the top of your foot. Then at 2:34, you'll be rewarded, let out to do whatever you want with your August evening, your first summer of real "freedom", and you'll bike down to the yellow open-air canteen and listen to Beach Boys through a loudspeaker, sipping ginger ale and trying to fit in. [pre-order]
Posted by Dan at January 30, 2007 1:52 AMhow did you start to write about music like this? how did you get so good at it? i literally sighed out-loud in satisfaction after reading this, then contemplated giving up my own pursuit of a career in musical journalism because i don't imagine i'll ever be able to write like that about a song. but i wish! i wish.
Posted by: c.m. at January 30, 2007 2:32 AMI'm trying to think of a time when StG has posted two more dissimilar songs. Not coming up with anything, though it's probably happened. I like them both, though.
Still doing odd things with my foot on the chair, incidentally, though I've long since been let free to ride bikes.
Posted by: Tuwa at January 31, 2007 9:05 AMThanks fot The Micragirls, that's why i love you so much, very different music and very modest writing skill. Music rescues life, music is the only thing that it helps to make a colourful life.
Posted by: bulut at January 31, 2007 11:06 AM