here they are:
"Echoing" by Kings of Leon: Once again opting for the key of C major, like they did in their previous single from this year, "The Bandit," Kings of Leon storm the alt and adult alt radio charts again just in time for summer with "Echoing." "Echoing" has an almost U2-ish vibe to it, with its fittingly echoing chamber of guitars ringing loud and clear throughout while never quite climaxing to a hard rock sound. The song revels in and revolves around the thrill of adventure!
"We Are Between" by Modest Mouse: It's been 7 years since we last heard from Modest Mouse (and it was also 7 years since THEN that we had last heard a full Modest Mouse album). While Mouse seem to have embraced a Talking Heads-ish sound from about 2004 onwards, "We Are Between" hearkens back to MM's pre-fame years, during which time the band made more sweet, wistful, Shins-ish indie-pop songs like "Gravity Rides Everything." The central subject of "We Are Between" is the titular pronoun: "we." Isaac Brock is addressing our own species in the song, and the many observations he has made about us. "We are made up of rocks and salt." "We are the mirrors of our own faults." It's true. Humans are faulty creatures who, like all living things, are an improbable yet amazing combination of elements that fused together to create entities that survive on eating, breathing, and growing. In "We Are Between," Modest Mouse mull over life in a way that is anything but modest in a way that speaks to all of us!
