Another one from 100.5 The Peak. Local Vancouver band Hey Ocean! are on form with this track, and hey, David Beckham is in the band!
...wait that's David BeckINGhamin the band, not the soccer player... my bad. But he's pretty cool too!
Anyway, the song is just swell. Catchy and hopeful, this fits the bill of indie rock-pop brilliance. And I found an amazing acoustic version as well, which brings out the harmonies and emotive depth in a spectacular way...
Recorded:
Acoustic Awesomeness:
"Sing until you have no voice sing because you have no choice sing until you float away our love is like a big blue wave..."
So, here's a song about playing poker. Or maybe it's a love song. I never was too good with allegories... maybe he was gay but now "the queen will do" means he turned straight? Hmm... but if that's true, what does "I've got the other three" mean...? Maybe it's just best to not speculate so much and enjoy the tune:
For reals, though, it's a catchy track about not spending your life chasing after something when you may already have it.
"I've been looking for the king of diamonds You know I've got the other three..."
This is another song I heard whilst bumming around the Pacific Northwest last summer. Mother Mother is an eclectic indie pop/rock band from the Vancouver area, and this song was quite enough hook to get me to check out the rest of their work. They definitely have a healthy dose of weird (not so much in this song), but that makes them fun and differentiates them from some more, well, boring bands out there.
What's this song about? Well, to quote the illustrious Daniel Ocean, "I got into a self-destructive pattern."
"You gotta see the artistry in tearing the place apart with me, baby..."
