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I love covers that strip the song in question down to almost the chassis.
Like a car up on blocks.
What Michelle does with Roland's erstwhile-long song (an MTV fixture back in the 80s) is just extraordinary.
It doesn't feel romantic so much as desperate, alone, Codeine-flavored, unrequited.
Mar 3, 2024
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Obsessive with this song at the moment, I can’t get it out of my head, they’ve laced this song with something.
It’s like if Michael Stipe of REM fronted Slowdive and told them how to write indie pop melodies with their silly guitar pedals.
Listening through some more of their stuff after finding them through instagram earlier this week but this track will not escape any singular judgement I have on their other tracks- they’re all comparable to how this song makes me feel and therefore cannot champion it.
It’s like if Michael Stipe of REM fronted Slowdive and told them how to write indie pop melodies with their silly guitar pedals.
Listening through some more of their stuff after finding them through instagram earlier this week but this track will not escape any singular judgement I have on their other tracks- they’re all comparable to how this song makes me feel and therefore cannot champion it.
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I feel like that band's frontman, Britt Daniel, has turned "mood-setting closing track" into something of a cottage industry.
The best of these should make you want to replay the album, no?
"Everybody's at disadvantage/speaking with their second language"
May 6, 2024
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This song slaps me in the face and then proceeds to give me a kiss and a cuddle. Every. Single. Time.
I love going back and rolling the lyrics around in my mind. Another layer is added each time.
Does the voice act like a mirror ? Take the role of sin ?
PLEASE let me know what you think.
3d ago
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The man responsible for dozens of Teenage Symphonies to God
"Sad songs about happy things" (the first time, as a kid, I can recall the sweet/sour combo of melodies that could make you cry attached to songs about endless, bottomless love)
I've long since lost track of how many weddings and funerals I've attended that have featured this song; suffice it to say, "a lot."
God only knows what we'd been without him 🙏🏻
Jun 11, 2025
May 22, 2025
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Hey tyler hopefully this doesn’t violate some PI.FYI golden rule
But after nearly two years of writing, editing and arguing, my book about the EP is coming out in May and can be preordered here:
https://hozacrecords.com/product/aifl/
The book is about the origins, history and cultural impact of the EP since these little objects first started coming out in the 50s. Over 50 of my music biz friends then helped me shape the list and review the top 200 ever released, according to us (ha). For those of you who are into this kind of geekery/snobbery, I can’t wait to hear what you think. A labor of love, as all books are! ❤️
https://hozacrecords.com/product/aifl/
The book is about the origins, history and cultural impact of the EP since these little objects first started coming out in the 50s. Over 50 of my music biz friends then helped me shape the list and review the top 200 ever released, according to us (ha). For those of you who are into this kind of geekery/snobbery, I can’t wait to hear what you think. A labor of love, as all books are! ❤️
Mar 27, 2024