Current Best Song in the World: "Clark Gable" -- Postal Service
It's when the horns blow and the strings rain down that this pop song achieves near-transcendence... it's all the bluster and passion and velocity of love, tacked on to that nonstop synth rhythm. Gibbard's reassuring vocals sound like they're trying to convince themselves... the breakdown into handclaps and straight drumming is like that descent into status quo, stepping away from the sublime, into livable life (where we forget about the Great and the Scary).
Dan and Nathan Lane talk about the Pavement DVD. Nathan's non sequiturs underline the soul of the scene, like guitar feedback under lyrics.
And "Carrot Rope" is my favourite. (Well, after "Shady Lane.")