The feeling of coming, the feeling of going
Hoorah to Andrea's post on the wonders of August. This month has always been a good one for me; important things happen in August. I feel more apt to make resolutions in this last stretch of summer than I do in January - something about the dreaminess of the summer months combined with the mental preparation for the hunkering down that takes place in autumn. I plan things.
So, August! And summer! And not only is it summer, but it's also a long weekend, and before I head out on a road trip to America, I want to commemorate my two favourite songs of the summer, one for June and one for July.
Tilly & the Wall - Rainbows In the Dark
I kind of have an irrational love for Tilly & the Wall. I have played them so much in the car that Andrew has firmly stated that he refuses to listen to them anymore, and I can only convince him otherwise if he is a little drunk. But the tap dancing, the lyrics: I eat it up. They are a coming-of-age kind of band, I think. They write songs about making out, about getting drunk, about fucking shit up. But the good thing is that they're old enough to write about this stuff intelligently and cleverly, with good harmonies and a good beat. This song kicks off their latest album, and it's everything I love about them, especially at the end when they state, "So I thank the city, the lives that it's spinning, the friends that I have and the shoes we're not shining". It's irrational, but I feel thankful when I listen to them. To make it more memorable, I saw them play in Toronto in June, and as Soraya has documented over here, we spent the entire show sitting next to Natalie Portman.
Herman Dune - The Enemy's Gone But You Can't Go Home For Shelter
Ok, I know, enough with Herman Dune, but I've listened to this song so many times that I have to write about it. It sounds like the kind of song your friends would play on the back porch. Maybe you'd pick up a tambourine or just clap along. Or, it's the kind of song you might come up with on your own with a cheap acoustic guitar and a tape deck. Easy and free. Their voices crack: you can sing like this! And then there are these swoony lyrics: Like in a horror movie we could pretend we're dead in a car wreck scene and run away instead, and get fake IDs and rent a downtown flat and if you want to have kids, then I'm in for that. Which is one of the most romantic song lyrics I've heard all year.
Really, what these songs have in common is exuberance, exclamation marks and singing/yelling. Things that should be abundant in your summer, and if they've been lacking, there's still a month left.
So, August! And summer! And not only is it summer, but it's also a long weekend, and before I head out on a road trip to America, I want to commemorate my two favourite songs of the summer, one for June and one for July.
Tilly & the Wall - Rainbows In the Dark
I kind of have an irrational love for Tilly & the Wall. I have played them so much in the car that Andrew has firmly stated that he refuses to listen to them anymore, and I can only convince him otherwise if he is a little drunk. But the tap dancing, the lyrics: I eat it up. They are a coming-of-age kind of band, I think. They write songs about making out, about getting drunk, about fucking shit up. But the good thing is that they're old enough to write about this stuff intelligently and cleverly, with good harmonies and a good beat. This song kicks off their latest album, and it's everything I love about them, especially at the end when they state, "So I thank the city, the lives that it's spinning, the friends that I have and the shoes we're not shining". It's irrational, but I feel thankful when I listen to them. To make it more memorable, I saw them play in Toronto in June, and as Soraya has documented over here, we spent the entire show sitting next to Natalie Portman.
Herman Dune - The Enemy's Gone But You Can't Go Home For Shelter
Ok, I know, enough with Herman Dune, but I've listened to this song so many times that I have to write about it. It sounds like the kind of song your friends would play on the back porch. Maybe you'd pick up a tambourine or just clap along. Or, it's the kind of song you might come up with on your own with a cheap acoustic guitar and a tape deck. Easy and free. Their voices crack: you can sing like this! And then there are these swoony lyrics: Like in a horror movie we could pretend we're dead in a car wreck scene and run away instead, and get fake IDs and rent a downtown flat and if you want to have kids, then I'm in for that. Which is one of the most romantic song lyrics I've heard all year.
Really, what these songs have in common is exuberance, exclamation marks and singing/yelling. Things that should be abundant in your summer, and if they've been lacking, there's still a month left.
posted by terki at 9:34 PM
5 Comments:
That's exactly why I love Tilly and the Wall. Well put!
Drive safe!
i love these songs so much! thank you for sharing.
I'll listen to T&TW when sober, but only if it's the first album. I still can't get into the new one cuz they've lost all their zest. They're a good example of why most bands should break up after their first album. I mean, even the tapdancer sounds like she's phoning it in.
*zing*
seriously? this song is like, the DEFINITION OF ZEST. deal with it.
It's zest-ish.
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