There’s something weighing down my thought process and for once it’s actually a positive thing. So I’m keeping distracted by doing what I’m supposed to be doing and listening to Runaway Brother’s Summer/Autumn on a loop as I paint my nails a deep purple. The cycle repeats as a couple of songs make up this EP, each great in its own way.
We’ll flip it and start from the last and work our way back…I promise this won’t take long. “Xeric” lyrically all on the same point, but the music went through some changes. The first time through I thought it was a few songs, but then realized it was like three not-so-drastically different sounds stitched together. I liked the dynamics of that one, but I favorite “Summer/Autumn” just because it was as if Motion City Soundtrack popped out a kid with an indie artist. The way the words are said, the pace they take to get to where they’re going is very Motion City, while the music has this Modern Baseball aspect to it.
This was a nice distraction from the weight on my mind, but I wanted a little bit more. So hey Runaway Brother, in the words of the most compelling song of the last decade…gimme more. If you like the ramblings of Motion City Soundtrack but a more demure sound in the music, check them out. Summer/Autumn drops on April 29 on Soft Speak Records, so get on it.
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