The Decemberists - "The Infanta"
Why would I post a second song by this band that I don’t really like, you ask? Well, I’ve had enough of your questions. God, I’m not your dad!
“The Infanta” is a trip on a pirate ship setting off from England and travelling eastward. The melodrama appeals to the prog fan in me: tom drums drive, organ pushes, strings swish and crash like a mighty sea, distorted guitar strums explode like cannons, the story is preposterous.
Anyway, it still sounds like a big Neutral Milk Hotel jack with a Fiery Furnaces chord change and some Genesis showmanship. [Info]
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Society of Rockets - "Little Road"
Acoustic guitar and reverb drenched vocals present a lullaby for driving and searching. Don’t fall asleep at the wheel. [Buy]