Interpol - All The Rage Back Home

When she went, "hey love come over"
My head abounds
Oh the feeling
And she wept "hold me again", I made no sound
Oh, the beating
And she swore love is never done
So easily
And we went over again, my head abounds
Oh, the feeling

She said you don't need time
Be tame, you won't meet your mate inside
My faith won't lie
He said you don't need mine
Behave, you wanna leave my lady lovers
Of my eighteen summers alone
She said, you don't read minds
Be patient, you won't leave me shaking
Leave me shaking

I keep falling, maybe half the time, maybe half the time
I keep falling, maybe half the time, maybe half the time
But it's all the rage back home
It's all the rage back home

Keith mentioned a week or so ago that things had gotten far too new around here, so here's the first of two Most Important Songs from me that are a couple of years old. This one's a powerfully low-key, emotive number. I realize it's a love song, but I thought to post it today because Oh My God, I am tired of politics back home. Happy to be away! Speaking of - while Paul is continuing to tour with RZA (Banks & Steelz, a TMIS last summer) supposedly Interpol is still working on a new album this year!

RIYL: The National, Editors, The Strokes, Joy Division

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Gang of Youths - What Can I Do If the Fire Goes Out?

Do I throw my clothes in the fire?
Do I throw my hopes in the fire?
If those things grow in the fire what burns to keep me alive?
Will you still show me a way?
Will you still show me a light?
Because I was only a kid when I felt you left me behind
 

Kerri and I are on the plane to Australia and Melbourne, by way of Sydney. I'll be down under for almost a month and I'm so looking forward to it. What does that have to do with this post? Well, one of my favorite Aussie bands, Gang of Youths, put out a new track last week and it's ace!

RIYL: The National, Woodlock, The Gaslight Anthem, Enemies, Wolf Parade

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Modern Me - Run Away

Will you run away with me?
We could go anywhere
Run away with me
No way for them to find us
We need to get out, get out, of this picture of a city
'Cause the colors never change here
Only the people I keep looking at

Today's Most Important Song was chosen for it's chorus - because tonight Keith & I are boarding a plane to (finally) take us to Australia (together)! Modern Me's sound is reminiscent of so much that is great about indie music right now, yet it combines to be fairly unique, I think. For instance: the first few seconds of this track sound a bit like the opening to "Giant" but then the music goes in a direction much more like something The Neighborhood or The 1975 would do, and then the vocals are akin to Cold War Kids-meets-Warpaint (or, fine, maybe the male-female combo is more like Grouplove). Anyway, their first single ("Waters", released last fall) is finally getting the play it deserves (on their local San Diego radio station), so hopefully this second single means the full EP and a tour are coming soon. 

RIYL: Of Monsters and Men, Finish Ticket, Miniature Tigers, Lemuria

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