i'm not a drummer, but: doing a close-listen to that song, it's amazing how tight and clear the drums sound despite not being high in the mix. And there are these little details, a few subtle tom hits, some mystery percussion to liven it up a bit. It's far more complex than I initially thought

youtu.be/DDxlzKQ9D0Q?... Swirlies are a bit more dissonant but when they're good they're really good

youtu.be/vxdka_2dU7Y?... I don't like everything by them but this song... jeez

it's good! I kept feeling like I was listening to a total merging of Galaxie 500 and Swirlies (two bands I like). the build-up is really nice and the vocals work great with it.

it feels like there was this notion that knowing anything about it would somehow intrude on an appreciation of the overall spirit, and I've def. found that to not be the case. Also, I've worked with musicians who've come up in DIY punk bands and indie music, and at a certain point you have to learn

this song is only three chords. there is no B or C part. it's three major triads the whole time. everything else is just musicianship, technique, and insanely fucking good vibes. I realize that this is a gold-standard boomer opinion but they're actually correct here youtu.be/Pyt250qx9uA?...

Fleetwood Mac's songs are pretty simple musically. Some of them are like 1+1=2 simple in terms of composition. But they're phenomenal performers, impossibly good singers, their attention to detail was *demonic*, and they had near-infinity money recording budgets in the apogee of the analog era

In my case it's like 4500 miles, and same!

as a wise man named @ciaran.operationglad.io once said:

Air Bud Returns (2026)

Really appreciate the links on this because I'm definitely interested in looking for more all of a sudden

that sucks but to be honest that's not unsurprising when people have been in a creative thing together for that long

Now that's a name I haven't heard in a long time

Maybe I do have secret Irish relatives after all

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