Song of the Day

Got another beachy vibe for ya. As I’ve stated before I’m a huge fan of surf rock jammers. This is up there with some of my favorite. It’s the only song I have ever heard from the band and I don’t know much about them. I found this song on a sampler/compilation mixtape back in the mid 2000’s and it has remained on my playlists ever since. It’s a quick and fast dancy sort of song that makes you feel like running through sand dunes and basking in the sun. Pretty fun groove. I always told myself I would use it as a skate video song if I ever had a part. Hopefully someday that could happen. We’ll see! Unfortunately I was unable to find the song on YouTube. But here is the Spotify link...it's also available on Apple Music. https://open.spotify.com/track/3hBvyfNLlczMIj8DC5uaBc

I have always loved this song. The happy acoustic guitar and the ambient wind noises. The atmosphere of the song alone is almost just as good as the warm vocals and percussion. " Say hello to the end, and its big fucking, jack-o-lantern grin" I can't help but interpret this song as another avenue of dealing with life's shit. " Blackened nails and acumen,  Lacerated fists full of arrowheads,  Arid bones and hollow men,  Lie down on marrow beds" Putting forth the effort of staying alive and pursuing happiness all for the same inevitable end...death. Might as well enjoy it while we are here right?

I heard this song while waiting for the start of an Allah-Lahs show. I was sitting awkwardly by myself at this bar/venue in Kansas City, drinking a beer and admiring the overhead tunes that were being played. I remember diggin the jazzy, no vocal tune and its horn section. So I of course held out my smartphone and Shazamed it. “Venus” by The Olympians. I had never heard of them before, but I enjoyed what I heard. And the rest of their stuff is really good too. Check it out for yourself!

It finally happened. I did what I told myself I wouldn’t do. I gave up. I let laziness, luxury, and life distract me from the commitment I swore to. This blog was intended to be an outlet; a way to simply talk about one of my favorite things in life... music. But I got discouraged and I got lazy. After around  70 posts I have in. And I have felt terrible since. So I’m going to try this again. I’m going to do whatever it takes to stick with it and continue to do what I love. And to those who have kept up with the blog I sincerely apologize. So here's Spoon with their hit "The Underdog". I'm sure all most of you just witnessed an incredible game by the Philadelphia Eagles,conquering the dynasty of the New England Patriots. Throughout the post-season the Eagles regarded themselves as the "underdogs" and even fashioned dog masks to make their point. And while I'm a Dallas Cowboys fan who should be hating on the division rivals...the game was just too g...