The Digital Outhouse

Beck “Soul Of A Man”

Throughout the years, Beck has has steadily proved that the soul of a man is indeed the dark bottomless pit everyone envisions it to be. 

Well, a dark bottomless pit with a candy center. Yeah, we’re Tootsie Pops. 

Pandr Eyez “Shining”

I’m still recovering from this past President’s Day weekend, but Pandr Eyez’s Eyes On You soothes my soul.

Charlotte Gainsbourg “Heaven Can Wait (Breakbot Remix)”

I don’t know about y’all, but I do believe you would be hard-pressed to find a better example of an artist taking one thing (and a beautiful thing at that) and creating a completely separate work of art (but isn’t that what art is anyway?)

Maybe Gainsbourg and Breakbot should get together some time. Just saying.

Devendra Banhart “Angelika”

I envy Devendra for several reasons, but mainly because of that totally rad beard. No, but seriously, what is there not to like? His song’s are catchy, and have that freak-folk vibe that only freaky folk people can pull off (right?). 

He also has the ability to stop a song midway, switch languages, and continue to rock it. 

Pero en serio, esa barba (ver lo que hice alli?).

Stars “Your Ex-Lover Is Dead”

While Mr. Renostache opted to go for the cordial Valentine’s Day greeting, I simply cannot (though this has absolutely nothing to do with my personal feelings towards the holiday, which are, in fact, overwhelmingly positive).

Today’s particular song obviously touches upon a subject most of us are familiar with: ex-lovers (and makes for a great tie in for today’s lovely holiday). But of greater interest to me is the underlying theme of vacating oneself from a former love.

Torquil Campbell and Chris Seligman exchange verbal lacerations (yup) at one another throughout the course of the track, and while both travel down seemingly contrasting paths, both clearly convey a sense of apathy towards (presumably) one another.

Undoubtedly, one of the most important characteristics of humanity is our ability to forget (and perhaps to a certain extent, our optimism of the future). This allows us to move forward and recover from seemingly devastating tragedies. Without this we would be fucked.

If you can’t see how this connects to song in question, I’ll lay it out for you:

There’s one thing I want to say, so I’ll be brave
You were what I wanted
I gave what I gave
I’m not sorry I met you
I’m not sorry it’s over
I’m not sorry there’s nothing to save

Personally, I don’t see how you can feel nothing for someone you truly loved. I’d title the song “The Person You Tricked Yourself Into Believing You Loved But Didn’t Really Is Dead”.

Happy Valentine’s Day :)