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+ Mon, February 14

2. Broken Social Scene – Stars And Sons

Drone rock at its absolute finest.

There was a night last summer where I had gone to the movies with a few friends and this one girl I had been after for who knows how long.  For whatever optimistic reason, I thought this particular go around with her was different, and I remember on this one night I dropped her off and had You Forgot It In People playing on the iPod in the car.  Nothing of note happened with her that night, but it was all very pleasant and as I pulled down the driveway, Stars And Sons came on.

It was when that drumming and those vocals that seem to come from inside your head kicked in that everything became clear all at once.  When you turn up the volume a bit, that voice truly feels as if it’s permeating everything around you and in you.  Try it with decent headphones—they’re quiet as a whisper but simultaneously intense and penetrating.

How a song based on droning guitars can have such a lively kick and sense of motion I just don’t know.  But I’ll tell you, this song after midnight, played loudly on an empty road with black trees racing past you, you will very much feel that push and it will quite literally move you.

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1 → Emily  –  (Feb 15 2005, 12:58 AM)

No doubt. Can’t wait for summer driving along winding roads w. windows down. I think that may be one of my favorite things to do. Phil, you’re coooool.






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