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April 28, 2006
green and white diatoms spin on your teeth
So many of the more prominent elements in this song slide around, or are eroded, or blown away. The guitar chords refuse to stay in one place for too long, kind of whirlpooling around. The bass vibrates so forcefully at times that it shakes off all the other instruments (including the singer's voice). John McGlinchey sings about a girl who's never satisfied, and her boyfriend who is totally oblivious- at times (the chorus) his vocals overlap in slightly incongruous harmonies (more Animal Collective than Beach Boys), and he sounds distraught, anxious, and wild. 'Spider' is like a really pleasantly sour candy, you know- exciting in its contrasts.
John mentioned that 'Spider' will, at some point, appear on an EP of his solo stuff. But for the time being, he's drumming for and producing the music of Nouveau Riche (two entries down). Obviously, quite a talented guy.
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I have been enjoying Sunset Rubdown's "Shut Up I Am Dreaming" for the past few days. Spencer continues with his tradition of revisiting older songs ('Snake's Got A Leg Part III', 'Swimming' (quick snippet of 'The Dust You Kick Up is Too Fine'), and some of the lyrical themes that he's touched on before are explored more fully (particularly in the almost-title track, 'Shut Up I Am Dreaming of Places Where Lovers Have Wings'). I'd like to more about this later...anyway, for the time being, you can either pre-order the physical copy of the album at Absolutely Kosher, or download it early from Emusic. Dan at StG has put up a remarkable video he made for the song 'Us Ones In Between'. Go watch it, it's perfect.
Posted by Kevin at April 28, 2006 12:28 PM