This is an absolutely lovely video. I especially adored the explanations at the beginning and end…
Archives for the month of: May, 2010
I absolutely love Chew Lips. Think LCD Soundsystem but with a British female lead. It’s this perfect electronic groove (now think Postal Service)… and you want to listen to the lyrics with their smart sultry edge. And did I mention that they’re whole album Unicorn is solid? It is.
What is it about a happy song with a random obscenity popped into the chorus that just works… Bear Hands somehow pulled this off perfectly with “What a Drag”. I feel like this song is the best friend of “Paper” by Rafter. “What a Drag” is cruising with the windows down into a sunset/rise with your other to somewhere anywhere. This song is the song that accompanies you. These are my thoughts. I love it.
Who would ever have thought a curse word could make such a fun chorus? “Paper” is this lovely fun summer song that you will be singing to yourself the rest of the day.. potentially to the chagrin of many. I can’t figure out exactly what the song is about, but there is paper involved, and it’s very important. I’ve checked out a few other songs, and have not been that impressed, but the making of “Paper” makes up for all of that 🙂 Dear Rafter, more please!
So the word around town is that Local Natives are something special… and I believe I will agree. They are more somber than my taste, gray, but with a solid album and this cool guy thing going on, they are simply addictive. And let me present…
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