Even the lost can be appeased

Artist- He's my brother she's my sister
Song of the day- Escape tonight

Today's band has officially made my list of bands I'm dying to see live and not just because they have a tap dancer and often dress like hipster hobos. They are able to create a hip dancy sound and keep that folk authenticity they've come to be known for. Today's song's got spunk and clapping (my favorite) that somehow make me think I"m in a hall & oats music video if i'm not paying attention. And really that's what summer is all about, maybe not so much hall & oats, but to be transported, to escape. But today's song is about an even deeper escape. As the writer and lead vocalist Rachel Kolar put it, "The song is about escaping your ego and self doubt. It's about the fear we place on ourselves and how it waits and strikes upon us at moments of release and bliss. It's about where we, you and I, the human race, are going. Together we are escaping fear and stepping out of that darkness into the light where we can feel happiness freely." If you're looking for some escape tonight, this one's for you.



It's hard to know when it's complex
A straight line curves, two ends connect
But somehow we all feel so pleased
Even the lost can be appeased

Though lingering doubt waits and remains
Think of a loophole, idle for change
Ready to strike the moment just right
But you and I will escape tonight

Escape tonight
Escape tonight
You and I
Step out of the dark to see the light

Truth be told we weren't the ones
Let the void roll down your tongue
Six inches above the ground
Searching for the holy sound

Though lingering doubt came back again
Cloaked them in black, stripped the humans
Ready to strike the moment just right
But you and I will escape tonight

Escape tonight
Escape tonight
You and I
Step out of the dark to see the light

oooooooooooooooooooooo
oooooooooooooooooooooo

You and I will escape tonight
You and I will escape tonight
You and I will escape tonight
You and I will escape tonight

Escape tonight
Escape tonight
You and I
Step out of the dark to see the light

But tell me where did my anxieties all go Am I a fool? I do not care or know

Artist- He's my brother She's my sister
Song of the day- How'm I Gonna Get Back Home Tonight

I have been spending most of the wee hours of the evening dissecting a magazine my dear friend Sarah sent me because she knows my passion for music and certain artists. Unfortunately I should have been peeling apart and studying a boring epidemiology article on chromosomal aberrations instead but I must say it doesn't speak to me in quite the same way. Reading and discovering new music is like taste testing a bag of jelly beans for me, some are nasty and liquorish tasting, and some I keep picking through to pull out all the purple colored delicious ones I can find. hmmm I think I might be hungry as well cuz now I want actual jelly beans. But one interesting and quite bohemian find was today's band, which is like if the White Stripes jumped into a melting pot with Ed and his magnetic zeroes, mixed in a little Tilly and the Wall tap dancing and through in some thrift store finds and a few drinks. It's like the popcorn jelly bean of music that you don't expect but are continually intrigued and pleased by it's differentness. If I could tour with this vaudeville bag of jelly beans a good time would sure to be had. So find some friends, throw on some hip threads and have a jolly dance with these yummy beans.



Another drink, she's looking pretty now
My feet they stumble, will I'll be falling down?
All of a sudden I feel like talking to everyone
But tell me where did my anxieties all go
Am I a fool? I do not care or know
You see I'm just a product of this song

But how'm I gonna get back home tonight
In my head they've turned out all the lights of 'conscience-ness'
I feel no less
And how'm I gonna get back home tonight
In my head they've turned out all the lights of 'conscience-ness'
Let go of 'conscience-ness'

Will I get lucky? I guess I have to wait and see
But who would fall for a freak like me
Ah who cares I'm still gonna have some fun tonight
But in the morning things won't seem so sweet
With my head above the toilet seat
Ah for now I'm just going to have to enjoy this ride

But how'm I gonna get back home tonight
In my head they've turned out all the lights of 'conscience-ness'
I feel no less
And how'm I gonna get back home tonight
In my head they've turned out all the lights of 'conscience-ness'
Let go of 'conscience-ness'

I may regret the things I've said
But I won't let my mind to fret
'Cause I know everything will be alright.
My head is slipping
Mind is tripping
Consciousness that I was gripping
Slowly fades away into the night.

But how'm I gonna get back home tonight
In my head they've turned out all the lights of consciousness
I feel no less
And how'm I gonna get back home tonight
In my head they've turned out all the lights of 'conscience-ness'
Let go of 'conscience-ness'