Eric's Song of the Day

So its been a while since the first song of the day... The song stuck in my head lately is "Photobooth" by Death Cab for Cutie. If you've never listened to Death Cab before, you should really check them out. I've been a fan since I first heard "Soul Meets Body," which was recommended to me by Mr. Langley, for those of you that know him.

I never explored their older music until recently, and I've been missing out all this time. None of this music will get you pumped up or even excited, but there is something about it that I love. Maybe its the intricate guitar riffs or subtle piano and synths, or maybe its the complex and catchy lyrics. The lyrics Ben Gibbard writes are some of the most complex I've heard, and this is especially surprising because he was an engineering student, not an english major or something like that. We all know that engineers are not usually the best with words. Maybe there is some hope for me...

I was very excited when their new album came out, but I was slightly disappointed with their first single, "I Will Posses Your Heart." I didn't listen to any other songs on the album but that was a big mistake. I was missing some great songs. One of my favorites is "Grapevine Fires." So in case you didn't get the jist of this whole post, check out Death Cab for Cutie, you might find some music that you like.

In other news, I had a pretty big week. I made it to two concerts. My favorite band, Counting Crows with Augustana, on Wednesday night, and my friend Robin Horlock on Thursday night. The Counting Crows are always fun to watch, but this concert was especially good. Both bands played together for almost half the concert, so there were 12 people on stage singing and playing different instruments, and Adam Duritz was doing his usual antics running around and jumping off of things. They played all the songs I wanted to hear most in the first 5 songs, and even threw in some that I hadn't seen them play live before.

I've known Robin Horlock for about 3 years now. He's from Northville and our families are pretty good friends. I first met him playing at one of our neighbor's parties. I never made it to one of his official gigs until this one, so it was pretty exciting. He came out with a new album in January, which was excellent. If you only listen to one song on it, check out "Sink". Actually, check out "Music" too. They're both really good. You can listen to his music at www.robinhorlock.com.

-Eric