here they are:
"Lo/Hi" by The Black Keys: It's been 5 years since The Black Keys released something together! Can you believe it?! Has it been worth the wait? You bet it has! The psychedelic blues-rock boogie the band has become known for shines brightly on their latest song, "Lo/Hi". The song doesn't have much to go by lyrically, but what it lacks in spoken content it makes up for in terms of what people hear from it. The song's fuzzed out A major guitar riff recalls Norman Greenbaum's "Spirit In the Sky", but with words that are more free flowing than they are religious or spiritual.
"You Had Your Soul With You" by The National: Our only other song of the week comes from Ohio quintet, The National. Their latest song, "You Had Your Soul With You", starts out frantic, but quickly settles down...kind of. There is a lingering sense of paranoia throughout the song, though. The song could be considered to be vaguely creepy by some, but in a riveting way that doesn't let you go, and in a way that makes you strangely compelled to listen to the rest of it. The National have always been one of the darker indie rock groups, and it just seems to get more and more obvious every time they release a new song. One more thing about this song: if the female voice in the middle of the song sounds unfamiliar to you, it's Gail Ann Dorsey, a former bandmate of none other than David Bowie!
