Well, I'm back from paradise. I can't say I'm too thrilled, but the show must go on right?
And here we are. The first weekend in May. I remember as a kid my parents told me that once I hit college, time would fly and I'll be the first to admit just how right they were. Those four years zipped by before I even realized I was packing to leave Ithaca. But I never expected that life would remain in fast forward. I've almost been in LA for three years. And to be honest, I swear it is just picking up speed. It's kinda scary.
Anywho - enough with that philosophical jargon. We're all at this location for a reason. It's Friday. And on Friday, we have music. So let's dive into it.
The first song is on the shorter side, but then again, who ever said anything about songs needing to be long to be enjoyable? It comes from a band formed out of Seattle named The Head and the Heart. I can't really place them under a single genre, but according to Wikipedia, they can be considered "sub pop." What that exactly means? I'm not sure - but I'll go with it. The following song is light, fluffy, has a great chorus, and a driving beat. One that you can really get behind and just want to sing to. It's a good song to drive up and down the coast to, windows open - breeze playing in your hair. This is The Head and the Heart's "Cats and Dogs."
Song number two is by the same band and the same album. Say what!? Just wait - because I have even more for you. It actually comes right after "Cats and Dogs." It's one of those songs that transitions into the other with no break, hopefully tricking the listener to not even realizing the change. If you don't know what I mean by this, a great example of songs like this can be found on The Beatles' album Abbey Road (starting with "Mean Mr. Mustard" and going through until "The End"). No one does it better than The Beatles, but I love when musicians blend songs together so effortlessly. Much like "Cats and Dogs," the following song is light-hearted, cheery, but I think the true magic comes with the sudden change in melody near the end (along with the lyrics). Sure, by listening to these two in order via two seperate youtube links the magic of their seamlessness is lost - but just imagine it. I promise it sounds great on the album. This is "Coeur D'Alene."
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