infectious, passionate, raw, vigorous

The Mysterines ~ I WIN EVERY TIME [2⊘2⊘]

There is something in the human spirit that enjoys a good car wreck. Notably, if it is not anyone we know … okay, anyone we directly care about … maybe. The symbolic cover shot for this feature, and its represented song, remind me of something my first wife (meh) once told me. At the end of our ever-so rocky relationship, she informed me that of all the many arguments we had shared, of all the times we had blustered and flustered … Continue reading The Mysterines ~ I WIN EVERY TIME [2⊘2⊘]

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affecting, cerebral, melancholic, perverse

Gravenhurst ~ I turn my face to the forest floor [2⊘⊘5]

I never listened to Hüsker Dü, but probably should have. They were popular with the college kids when I was in my twenties. One of their songs, an oddly popular, if pitch-black one, named “Diane” would be remade by singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Nicholas John Talbot, aka Gravenhurst. The lyrics begin by telling the story … Continue reading Gravenhurst ~ I turn my face to the forest floor [2⊘⊘5]

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arty, bittersweet, cerebral, melancholic

Frou Frou ~ The Dumbing Down Of Love [2⊘⊘2]

The closing track on Frou Frou’s first and only album Details, “The Dumbing Down Of Love” appears as an admonition of the trite, formulaic love songs too many musicians have written throughout the years in a vain attempt to gain fame and fortune. Still, it is only one of many different possible meanings attributable to this lovely, if enigmatic … Continue reading Frou Frou ~ The Dumbing Down Of Love [2⊘⊘2]

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Thom Yorke from Radiohead vfideo Street Spirit.
affecting, cerebral, eerie, melancholic

Radiohead ~ Street Spirit (Fade Out) [2⊘15]

The music video for “Street Spirit” was filmed over two nights in a desert outside Los Angeles. Directed by Jonathan Glazer, he described it as a “turning point” for his work, feeling that Radiohead had “found their own voices as an artist” and that “I got close to whatever mine was … Continue reading Radiohead ~ Street Spirit (Fade Out) [2⊘15]

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