(Talking to myself) There's a lot of music to listen to but I really must pay more attention. Don't give up after one listen and move on to the next novelty. There can be rich rewards buried deep - sometimes it takes six or seven plays before anything grips you, or starts to take shape. You snack on a lot of fast food and have come to expect an instant rush. You should know better than to discard something after lending one half-cocked ear to it.
This is being said because The Magnolia Electric Co is shaping up as my #1 of the year so far. It sounds better with each new play. At some point it's going to sound too familiar and I'll put it away and might not think about it for months, or even years.
I'm happy with it sounding like it could have been made in 1974. I'm happy with the guest vocalists which didn't seem like such a good idea the first time around. And certain lines are standing out, certain moments lift me - a change of pace or a haunting melody.
The overwhelming feeling I get from these songs is that destiny is out of one's hands. The same mistakes will be made, the same scenes played out. Resignation, together with a stubborn desire to keep pressing on.