We're looking at a grim week of weather here in NC, pretty sure it's the same up and down the East Coast. Frankly, we can use it. Time was, we had more of four seasons and -- as with most things -- it's only the absence of sun and warmth that allows us to appreciate their return.
I had other thoughts initially but somehow the title phrase brought me to the Bangles song, which is a little masterpiece. I had no recollection of the gauzy 30-second intro nor the fact that it was associated with the Less Than Zero film, which I never saw, just like I never read the Ellis novel.
None of that detracts from the spareness of riff and drums, really one of the greatest of all time. And then the organ. The harmonies are maybe a little overproduced but still sumptuous. I'd love to see them do this live, maybe in a Tiny Desk or KEXP-like studio format so there wouldn't be a lot of crowd noise.
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