So Pat has been blogging like crazy while I’ve been trying to figure out my life… But now that that’s been taken care of, I can get back to blogging! An update from the studio: Our latest EP, “Let it Go” has been completed and an official release date will soon be announced. We produced this one ourselves, and we’re very happy with the way the tracks are sounding.
I’ve been listening to some different music the past few months. As you probably know, I’m a pretty big Death Cab for Cutie fan, and while looking for similar music, I discovered The Decemberists. They’ve been around for a while, so I’m a little surprised it took me this long to find them. I’ve been listening to some of their older music, and I purchased one of their albums,”The Crane Wife.” It has a neat mix of instrumentals and somewhat theatrical tracks. Yankee Bayonet is an interesting song telling the story of a soldier killed in battle and his girlfriend back home. I think my favorite song on this album is Summersong, which starts out with a really neat accordion lead part and includes some of my favorite lyrics on the album, such as
my girl, linen and curls
lips parting like a flag all unfurled
she’s grand, the bend of her hand
digging deep into the sweep of the sand
It looks to me as Ben Gibbard has met a match in lyrical mastery. I had tickets to see them in Royal Oak last Wednesday, but the Snowpocalypse prevented that. I will certainly be buying their latest album, “The King is Dead,” whenever I get a chance.
-Eric