I've got a nervous tic motion of the head to the left

[Davey]

Andrew Bird is my Friday savior from the mundane. What a gem of a song that I just can't get enough of lately. Every listen is like a brand new experience. The lyrics are fun, but at the same time insightful. Clever, but not to the point of being silly. Sophisticated music, but not at the listener's expense. Think orchestrated Beatles, but as interpreted by some alt-country-cosmopolitan leaning Radiohead-like band playing with a fabulous guest violinist. Just one of the best songs on one of the best albums that is gonna be released this year. Pretty nice sound quality too, at least for a new recording which unfortunately has to be pretty severely compressed to fit in the couple of bits of dynamic range left after the "make it as loud as we can" CD marketing idiots have gotten their way. This guy should be huge but he doesn't have a sound that bowls you over, at least not at first. But the songs get stuck in your head, usually a line or a verse at a time, and they just grow on you until you don't wanna hear anything else. Not like the stupid commercial jingles that make up most radio playlists, but complex, melodic music with quirky lyrical imagery. Love it! Just checked and this song is even available at his site....

http://www.bowloffire.com/listen.htm

Anyway, it's time for the Friday Song of the Day thread. Sorry for the stealthy topic line, but I couldn't stop myself, what with my nervous tic acting up and all

Though the words we speak are banal
Not one of them's a lie
You're what happens when two substances collide
. . .
And by all accounts you really should've died