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SUMMER'S OVER THANK GOODNESS
by Sean
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 Paleo - "Month #9 (Shining the Moon)". I've been waiting since April to share this song, from Anonymous Monk's Spring Calendar compilation. It's a song about September and thank god the month has finally arrived. The kids are putting on their new school uniforms, the leaves are turning colour, we're all sick of picnics and barbecues and lazing in the grass in short sleeves. When Paleo salutes September, creaky-voiced and tuba-assisted, part wee! and part rattle-tat, we know he's saluting the fact that winter's almost here. Can't wait til the moment we gotta put on our winter boots, put our bicycles away. Can't wait 'til there's firewood crackling in the hearth and we have more time to compose silly beautiful DIY folk-pop songs in our grannies' attics. [This terrific comp includes great songs by Karl Blau, Golden Ghost and others. Really well worth buying (and perfect for making mixtapes.)] --- Elsewhere: Thrilled to pieces by the launch of filmmaker Vincent Moon's new blog, Fiume Nights. (photo above of Riyadh sandstorm, from the wire.) Posted by Sean at April 1, 2009 11:11 AMComments
wow that is quite the comp. probably the best one i've seen in a while. april fools? this song is awful. Posted by chr at April 2, 2009 2:29 PMwhen did the whole 'diy' thing become a free pass? it's the same with wavves. Posted by eh at April 2, 2009 9:34 PM(to clarify, i don't have anything against lo-fi music -- the microphones for instances is brilliant. but lately it seems as though critics and blogs are passing off really unexceptional music as something more than it is simply because the artist used crappy recording equipment.) Posted by eh at April 2, 2009 9:35 PMI think the song's great. It doesn't necessarily do anything that hasn't been done before, but who says that every song has to be a trail-blazer? Why can't it just be a good song? Posted by Doc at April 6, 2009 10:19 PMPost a comment |
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Sean Michaels lives in Montreal, where he is writing a novel. His work also occasionally appears at McSweeney's. Follow him on Twitter or reach him here.
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