here they are:
"Comeback Kid" by Sharon Van Etten: Sharon Van Etten might be coming back to adult alt radio for the first time since 2015, but meanwhile, I'm starting to notice that guitars might NOT be making a comeback anytime soon. The once folk-rock oriented Sharon Van Etten has now opted for the use of synthesizers in her latest song, "Comeback Kid". I must admit, as a longtime guitar player myself, I'm a little disappointed by this. What starts out sounding like a glimmer of the sweeping, orchestral intro to The Cranberries' "Linger" ends up sounding instead like one of the many dance-pop oriented songs dominating the "alternative" charts. The song is also a bit more repetitive than most SVE songs are, with the title of the song sung a total of 10 times without a whole lot of substance in the lyrics. I suppose this is a song I could grow used to, though.
"If You Really Love Nothing" by Interpol: This is a song that will break your heart...as well as your spleen! While this song is basically a breakup song, lead vocalist Paul Banks slips in lyrics like, "Whenever I find home, the next artery, splendid, I bled my whole life", making it a bit more of a bloody (anti) valentine song than most breakup songs are. Some might be wondering what Kristen Stewart is doing in the video for this song. Though she's become known for the notoriously over-the-top emotional "Twilight" movies, it seems like that's not what she wants to be known for. After all, she's a fan of The Replacements, an actress in a movie about rocker, Joan Jett, and characters in indie movie faves like "Adventureland" and "Into the Wild". Perhaps now it'll make a little more sense why she's in an Interpol video. The video can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLk8i2zw2jU
