British Music in the Springtime
Ahhh…spring. No place comes alive in March like East Lansing. Students go out into the median of a boulevard and play frisbee! Or they go sit by the Red Cedar River to do some reading or watch the ducks bathe. St. Patrick’s Day marks the time to begin sitting on your porch and hosting barbecues for friends.
I don’t get that same feeling in Washtenaw County. The only change I noticed here was a much bigger afternoon crowd at the local coffee shop. Long-time readers of this blog will know that I pay a lot of attention to seasons — or at least, I used to. In a way I feel like people stop honoring seasonal shifts once they finish school. I think this contributes to (or is a reflection of) the zombie adult syndrome that’s widespread in modern society. Back around 2005 I started making seasonal mixtapes, and the tracks on my Spring Mix were arranged to come alive in much the same way that the season does. The first few songs are calm and darker (for cold, rainy days), and the last few are really spunky (for the sunny days that bridge into summer).
…well I just typed a whole post and then lost it when my Internet went out. Apparently Wordpress failed to auto-save a draft. I don’t intend to type it again. Here’s the nickel-and-dime version: The Clientele were on my Spring Mix because they make perfect rainy day music. I saw the Clientele and Field Music perform last night at the Blind Pig. It was a fun show; Field Music was most impressive, and they reminded me of American indie rock/pop circa 2000. The Clientele should bring an acoustic guitar player with them on tour all the time; they had a guy play one for part of the show when I saw them in 2006 and it adds a lot to the music.
Below is a playlist with four clips from the show (two songs are from Field Music’s new album Measure). Use the arrows to switch clips. Enjoy… and get outside in the fresh air! Sorry for the lame post — it’s not my fault!
(Photo above by Julie Falk)
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