You know why? Because this song is too peppy for me to be Mr. Ranty Ranty.
I'm kind of a sucker for songs that start out with a sloppy drum beat that evens itself out later. I'm not sure what that says about me. Anyways, the whistling is incredibly infectious and gets stuck in my brain for weeks on end. The drum beat does not faulter at all and is incredibly peppy. Some songs just jump, this one hops. Peter and Victoria Bergsman (who guest vocals on this song)'s voices are pretty much interchangeable, but that's kind of just how indie rock is. Victoria's voice though, has this wonderful, almost playful timidness; like a cute girl talking with her head cocked, staring at you from behind long hair bangs.
When there's more than one type of precussion in a song, things sometimes get muddled, making it sound like just a bunch of beats coming out to you; but there's a good definition and difference between the main drum line, shakers, and bongos, that it's not so intrusive. The bass line keeps things simple and does what every good bassist does, keeping the backbone of the song strong. I actually just noticed that there is hardly any guitar in this song at all. There's maybe 3 or 4 strums during the chorus and that's about it for the guitar.
They're a really good band that knows when to put certain instruments forward to make the song work.
Notable Lyrics:
"Would you go along with someone like me
If you knew my story word for word"
"Usually when things has gone this far
People tend to disappear
No one will surprise me unless you do "
"I can tell there's something goin' on
Hours seems to disappear
Everyone is leaving i'm still with you"
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