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The New Needs Friends
by Dan
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Shhhhhhhhhhhh....lie down. See the ceiling? Feel the still heat? Hear the quiet? This song's for me, and this paper airplane's for you. Written on the paper is a contract between you and the person who catches it. You can toss it at whoever you choose, and then you're set for life. You can either toss at it your long-term boyfriend, or you can let it go up high in a stadium and see who you get. You can mail it to someone famous, though I wouldn't recommend it. But for now, in the still heat, the quiet, looking up at the ceiling, I'm about to fall asleep (I roll, watch out) because I'm tired from imagining all the ways to find out you chose me. [Pre-Order] Mannequin Men - "22nd Century" I was hoping something on the new Fresh Rot would stand out enough to be worth telling you about, because Mannequin Men have a lot going for them. The last piece they were missing was just to appeal to me. And here they've done it, with a beat like a mountain range, and a tambourine like a natural snaking river, and vocals like an indication of harmony. You know, like humans needs oxygen and trees needing carbon dioxide, that kind of indication. And I love it because it evokes in me a feeling that something you want is just out of reach. Of all the centuries left in time, the 22nd is the one that's just out of my reach. [more] -- My review of Captivity is up at The Movie Binge. That movie depressed me so much I had to stay to watch Ratatouille after it. THAT was fantastic. Posted by Dan at July 17, 2007 4:07 PMComments
That second song really has just the right amount of "oomph," as if it's something so indescribable only Dan could do so. Posted by Sean at July 18, 2007 11:54 AMLittle Wings is silent enthusiasm. Posted by Kyle at July 18, 2007 2:06 PMfuck your advanced copies.... The Genterman Posted by sopida at July 28, 2007 11:52 AMPost a comment |
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all songs are removed within a week or two of posting. said the gramophone launched in march 2003, and added songs in november of that year. it was one of the world's very first mp3blogs. if you would like to say hello, find out our mailing addresses or invite us to shows, please get in touch: montreal, canada: sean toronto, canada: jordan montreal, canada: dan please don't send us emails with tons of huge attachments; if emailing a bunch of mp3s etc, use a service like MailBigFile. if you are the copyright holder of any song posted here, please contact us if you would like the song taken down early. please do not direct link to any of these tracks. please love and wonder. "and i shall watch the ferry-boats / and they'll get high on a bluer ocean / against tomorrow's sky / and i will never grow so old again." we are a member of MBV.
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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.
Dan Beirne is an actor and writer living in Montreal. He writes fiction fiction fiction on here. It may feel true, but it is never True. He is most proud of his most recent project The Bitter End. Email him here Jordan Himelfarb lives in Toronto, where he is editor in chief of The Mark. Jordan's posts appear at Said the Gramophone only on the last Wednesday of every month. Email him here. Site design and header typography by Neale McDavitt-Van Fleet. The header graphic is randomized: this one is by .
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