Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. - "Simple Girl". A song as beautiful and vapid as its subject. I'm always looking for ... something more than this, they sing, even as they sing some more da da das; because, honestly, sometimes yr intentions, yr long-time wishes & wants, they don't matter. What matters is the pretty tune, with glockenspiel, whistling, long-limbed skipping choruses. That's what catches your eye. [website]

Half-handed Cloud - "Armstrong's Line". And here, the opposite - a parade of complicated glances, competing curves, a dozen confounding hooks. This isn't just one pretty girl; it's a dozen. And that's where the metaphor gives out. Because this ain't a song about pretty ladies. To tell the truth, I don't know what it's about. It's a swift rush of nouns and images, a tumble of syllables, organ wheezing over crooked electric guitar. And jubilant. [MySpace/out soon/buy other things]

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