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Ok I know Iām hella late to this because I feel like everyone already knows this song but I discovered it from a tumblr post of the lyrics and I was so moved by them that I had to listen to it. Iād always been kinda anti-The Zombies because annoying people I went to high school with really like them and after listening to the rest of this album I do feel kinda vindicated in that (soz). BUT this song is so good and I can already tell it will become an all-timer for me. I love it because itās a love song that also can read as being about other things and itās so hopeful and full of yearning and uncertainty. Also the piano part at the beginning reminds me a lot of āPraise Youā by Fatboy Slim. Itās the perfect mix of great lyricism and just enough 60s psychedelic pop.
Jan 14, 2025
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Despite my best interests I will likely be an Emo Kid for the rest of my life, and this song feels like an anthem in earnest pursuit of that ideal.
This track comes from lasts yearās ā152ā, the proper album since their genuinely solid 2016 album Tidal Wave (although throughout the past few years theyāve done an excellent job pushing out 20 year anniversary collections and unearthing demos to really accentuate how fucking old weāve all gotten). With that in mind, this track really hones in on this concept of aging ā hopefully gracefully ā while holding onto whatever spark in your life that keeps you going. The production sounds tight and anthemic on a level not quite like the noise and angst of their old songs but hey, thatās what two decades does to a mf.
As i stumble into my 30s and perpetually see the sentiment that anyone born before 1995 should start collecting Social Security, I cannot help but resonate with this song. the subtle contrast between Lazarraās pronunciation of āSāoldā really drives this home; we refuse to admit it but we really do discard the Old for the New. Itās one of their simpler choruses, yet it says so much as the phrase shifts its context with each repetition of the phrase. it feels honest about the passage of time yet optimistic about how that shouldnāt keep you from what makes you happy. I canāt help but sing this from the top of my lungs on every listen, even as i feel my body slowly become brittle and fatigued. But Iāll still sing.
After all, Weāre gonna get so old, either way.
This track comes from lasts yearās ā152ā, the proper album since their genuinely solid 2016 album Tidal Wave (although throughout the past few years theyāve done an excellent job pushing out 20 year anniversary collections and unearthing demos to really accentuate how fucking old weāve all gotten). With that in mind, this track really hones in on this concept of aging ā hopefully gracefully ā while holding onto whatever spark in your life that keeps you going. The production sounds tight and anthemic on a level not quite like the noise and angst of their old songs but hey, thatās what two decades does to a mf.
As i stumble into my 30s and perpetually see the sentiment that anyone born before 1995 should start collecting Social Security, I cannot help but resonate with this song. the subtle contrast between Lazarraās pronunciation of āSāoldā really drives this home; we refuse to admit it but we really do discard the Old for the New. Itās one of their simpler choruses, yet it says so much as the phrase shifts its context with each repetition of the phrase. it feels honest about the passage of time yet optimistic about how that shouldnāt keep you from what makes you happy. I canāt help but sing this from the top of my lungs on every listen, even as i feel my body slowly become brittle and fatigued. But Iāll still sing.
After all, Weāre gonna get so old, either way.
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I first found this song right at the beginning of 2024. My first reaction was āDamn! Thatās a perfect song.ā My reaction now isā¦ the same thing.
The lyrics are a little bit cryptic and nonsensical and thatās quite alright.
This is one of those songs that is what you make it. The tone is upbeat and bittersweet wrapped together, making it a perfect song to associate with specific memories, like I know I have.
Jan 24, 2025
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This song is one that I have played on repeat around this time of year, every year since I was a teenager. I don't know why it becomes something that I obsessively listen to once a year, but I do know that I love it because it is this blend of melody and precision with memorable lyrics (about communications theory no less). There is something so compelling about the synthpop sound and the way that the lyrics feel unfamiliar, almost imperceptible with their layering harmonies at different points in the song.
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