Yet another artist that came into my spheres thanks to mi hermano. Fantastic little ditty about being antisocial and just a bit awkward at parties... or maybe it's a metaphor...? At any rate, this Swede just might rival another one we've discussed previously on this blog... There are several versions floating around the intarwebs, but here's the first one I heard, which is a little bit stripped down compared to the second version:
"I get the creeps from all the people in here I cannot breathe, it's too crowded in here don't look at me, I don't wanna be seen
Friends, I'm incredibly excited. One of my favorite bands (OF ALL TIME), Said The Whale, are coming back to Pittsburgh tomorrow! As in Wednesday, November 14, at Howler's. You should probably be there, unless you have a really good excuse, because it's going to be a blast. My pals over at Draw Us Lines were kind enough to post my big wet sloppy kiss of an article raving about the band; have a read if you like. It's always tough to pick just one song to feature when I like a band this much, but since it seems I've gone with STW's more folksy / sentimental tunes (like such as The Light Is You, Black Day In December, and False Creek Change) in the past, and they've released a brand new album this year that I've yet to mention here, I'd go with one of the pop/rock leaning new tunes, and the leadoff from April's "Little Mountain" fits the bill:
(by the way, the band made music videos - and not weak, lame ones - for all 15 tracks from the album. You can find them on saidthewhale.com) Methinks you'll find some intriguing and thought-provoking social commentary here...
"We’ve got Mandarax and loveless sex
And information passing right through our skin and bones..."
You guys. I've been a terrible blogger. It's been a crazy summer. You probably forgot this page even existed. But I'm going to try and make it up to you. Might mean posts with very little of my ramblings, maybe even just song links. But here's to a fresh start.
