The songs I've been listening to as of late are legit. I mean, I guess I'm a little bias being that this is a blog where I write about music I love but trust me. I aim to put songs on here that don't sound like shit. My three songs that I can't stop listening to this week arrrrreeeeeeee (drumroll please):
First off, I am psychic. I have been listening to this song all week and what song do the HBO people close out an episode of my favorite show (True Blood) to? This one (but a different version and yes, I knew they were going to do that). I don't know if that makes me psychic but it makes me something. Maybe awesome? Or it's a sign that I should be a song picker outter for television shows? I don't know why I bother listening to this song. It mostly just makes me cry. I'm not big on pin pointing what songs are about or what they mean because to me, half the beauty of music is being able to create your own interpretation and make it be whatever you want it to be but this song intimates cheating and feeling guilt for doing so. "Leave me out in the waste, this is not what I do." The subject and lyrics alone are enough to grab your attention but then comes the combination/overlapping of Damien Rice's and Lisa Hannigan's voices. Fuhget aboud it. This song is so incredibly haunting, much like relationships past.
I wish more people appreciated The Sundays but unfortunately, I would estimate that 84 people know they exist. Don't be misled. It's not that you are unhip (I feel uncool for saying unhip) or can't keep up with what the kids are listening to these days. They are actually a band from the 80's/90's who found a little spot in my heart where they like to stay. My favorite album of theirs, Blind, came out in '92, so that would have made me ... 9. My mom used to have Blind on repeat in her car and since I was attached at the hip to her, I listened to it a lot as well. I'd always ask her to go back to number one on the cd, "I Feel". I love the airy, ethereal sound of this song and all of their songs. Harriet Wheeler's voice can only be described as loose and boundless and is one that can't ever be copied. There is something truly original about this 80's indie band.
I listened to this song the other day and had a real life epiphany: I love The National. Their music is always something I enjoy, I've seen them live twice and listen to them regularly but alls a sudden it hit me like a ton of bricks. I love The National. A huge smile appeared on my face once I came to that realization. I couldn't even begin to tell you what I think this song is about. I have absolutely no idea and it is my favorite song off their new(ish) album, High Violet. I love blasting this song in my car (but really, what song don't I love blasting in my car?) singing lyrics like, "I was afraid I'd eat your brains...cause I'm evil." What does that even mean? I don't know but I love singing it. It's only something The National could do. If anyone else sang that I would likely hate it. They just have this way of creating imagery soaked songs and making me stop and think throughout each one even though I tend to come to the same conclusion of, "I have no idea what that means". Truly a great band and "Conversation 16" is one of their many truly great songs. Gimme more.
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