An hourglass, while functioning, is the simultaneous dismantling and building of, to some, a little mountain. A mountain, turned upside down, drips into a new one. This is what's happening here, on today's show. The top song drips into the bottom song, the first always dying, the second always growing, both lovely and beige and made of the same stuff. To put it another way, the first song is a dawn, crisp and unexpected, and the second is its identical reverse, a dusk slow and cloudy and careful.
Both are little marvels; listen to them in order.
[Carillon Ringing's site, Buy Room on Fire]
Posted by Dan at November 7, 2006 2:11 AMI've always thought that was the Strokes' best song.
Posted by: Wm. at November 7, 2006 12:48 PMLovely sums up the song in all ways possible.
Posted by: Andy at November 7, 2006 2:01 PMBest song I've seen you guys post in days.
Posted by: Matthew at November 7, 2006 5:45 PMi'll probably remember this post
Posted by: dylan at November 7, 2006 11:11 PM