Music Journal
In an effort to share my passion about music and songs I like I’ve decided to start writing about them so I can used to thinking about music and putting it into words easier. If you know me and I haven't updated here in a while, please remind me to.
Elliott Smith - Somebody That I Used To Know
I love the guitar on this, Elliott smith is always amazing at chord progressions and the way he plays is just really beautiful, so is the guitar tone. I know for Either/Or he double tracked everything including the guitars, I’m not sure about on Figure 8 but I wouldn’t be too surprised. I love his voice too, the little sort of slides he does, it really tickles my brain. I wonder if Gotye listened to this song before writing his hit lol. The lyrics on this are interesting, I think pairing this sort of “I’m better off without you and I’m moving on” sort of message with the inherent sad vibe of a lot of Smith’s music creates a unique sort of contrast. It doesn’t feel like he’s lying or anything but you get the feeling he’s not happy about moving on either.
Starry Cat - Starry Cat
I love how cute this song is, it’s very short and simple but it feels so cosy and soft. The way the glockenspiel plays along with the guitar melody and the strings playing in the background make it feel so sweet. I’m always a big sucker for lo-fi and Sam Ray is a real master of it so this song manages to sound like it’ll fall apart at any second while still being incredibly beautiful, delicate little flower. “I hope that you’ll come visit sometimes, you know that you’re the stars in my eyes” is making me tear up a little right now, I hope the people in my life who have left and who will leave me will come back and visit sometimes.
Cameron WInter - Love Takes Miles
Love Takes Miles might be one of the best songs ever made in human history. The opening with the piano note and the weird effected guitar (or maybe strings or something) immediately just grabs me and then he starts singing and it’s like something completely divorced from time and space, like this is some timeless being from the sun singing about what lays in the human heart. the higher piano notes in the chorus are so so so beautiful. the lyric “I need someone sent down from the sun who talks to me like you use to” just rips my heart apart and god, I love it so much. “You better start a walking babe, love takes miles” it just totally destroys me and makes me wanna curl up into a ball and cry but also walk through parks in the summer when it’s bright out. This song is so simultaneously sad and heartbreaking and uplifting and life-affirming.