Crystal Castles - Vanished

In the darkness a killer awaits
To kill a life and the lies you make
You do another so this death can live
Just keep on dancing to the movie you're in
(I'm not cruel)
The smell of your sweat just lures me in
Your heartbeat does sing to me
Running feet through my blood
My ghost inside you, soon will be

A relatively unknown song (Sex City by Van She) remixed by Crystal Castles, with their Atari-fied keyboard and dropped lyrics, make this awesomely emo track from 2008 a Most Important Song. Crystal Castles fourth album, the first with replacement singer Edith Frances, dropped a couple days ago. I've only had time for a cursory listen, but so far so good. 

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Black Cab - Uniforms

All talking and no action
And we need some kind of distraction
And they’re wearing the same uniform
And accidents will happen
(will happen) 
(they will happen) 

And the boys can boys can
And the girls can girls can too
And the boys can boys can
And the girls can have it all
And the boys can boys can
And the girls can…

A few weeks ago, Keith shared this song with me and it was immediate YES. Those keyboards, that voice, isn't it hard to believe this is not another 80's throwback?? But nope, it's the latest single from (another) little-known Melbourne band, Black Cab. (Although something about their sound - or is it their name? - reminds me of the Oregonian group Small Black.) Also noticing, is it just me or are there are an inordinate number of Australian bands featured on this blog? I've got to get myself down there someday. (Wish it was right now.)

Total aside but last night I watched the most recent film from Irish writer/director John Carney, Sing Street. It's a sweet, forming-a-band, coming-of-age story set in Dublin in 1985. Anyhow, there is an original song in the movie that has a chorus similar to this one but I wouldn't have made the connection if I hadn't basically listened to the songs back-to-back. 

Anyhow, as the Olympics are going full steam in Rio right now, I thought I'd also share this Black Cab video, you'll see why (also note the album "Victorious" comes from is titled Games Of The XXI Olympiad).

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Dan Deacon - When I Was Done Dying

When I was done dying, my conscience regained
So I began my struggle, a nothingness strained
Out a flash made of time, my new form blasted out
And it startled me so and I burst out a shout
At which my legs ran frantic like birds from a nest
And I ran until drained, leaving no choice but rest
So I fell asleep softly at the edge of a cave
But I should have gone in deeper but I'm not so brave
And like that I was torn out and thrown in the sky
And I said all my prayers because surely I'll die
As I crashed down and smashed into earth, into dirt
How my skin did explode, leaving only my shirt
But from shirt grew a tree and then tree grew a fruit
And I became the seed and that seed was a brute
And I clawed through the ground with my roots and my leaves
And I tore up the shirt and I ate up the sleeves
And they laughed out at me and said "what is your plan?"
But their question was foreign, I could not understand
When then suddenly I'm ripped up and placed into a mouth
And it swallowed me down at which time I head south

"When I Was Done Dying" is sort of like listening to a loopy, trippy dream. Which, I guess can be said of many Dan Deacon cuts. It's fun, awkwardly catchy, rhythmic and full of fun, odd little sounds. And it's today's Most Important Song because it does a good job of expressing how my jet lag and information overloaded brain feels right now. Enjoy. Oop. App. Eeep.

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