12/30/2023 0 Comments Good for you lyrics houndmouthSlow down, Houndmouth, and you’re more interesting. Oh, honey slider, you say? As in honey slides, the kind that Neil Young used to make? This is my favorite song on the album because it doesn’t push its pace for the sake of being fast. ***I reserve the right to change my mind when I hear it live. Basically, your “feel test” is probably different than my “feel test.” Note: I’m not actually feeling anything. The rest doesn’t quite do it for me - it doesn’t pass the “feel test,” which I can’t explain, so I won’t bother trying. The best part about this song is when Katie Toupin sings faintly in the background. Myers is singing about trust funds and black gold. (I forgot to tell you that he kept singing about “you got the cash but your credit’s no good” during “Sedona.”) This is not a happy song, and there is clear contempt for the better off. It’s his Dylan song, except he’s talking about acid kicking in, and then there’s this nifty audio effect where - you guessed it - the acid has indeed kicked in. It slows down considerably on this track, which features Matt Myers on vocals (same as “Sedona”). The pace is furious and they’re all shouting at the end. This sounds like it was recorded in the early seventies in a bar where people often get knifed. But maybe that’s what Houndmouth is: trying to be everything at once. Fine enough singer, but the fact is that we now have three songs and three different voices. Zak Appleby, the band’s bassist, takes the lead on vocals here. Good thing, too, because “Otis” is ordinary enough that it needs another gear. Katie Toupin can sing, oh yes she can sing. Like she’s singing from her gut but she doesn’t really know it. Toupin’s voice is uncommon, meaning, it’s fucking unique and almost literally unbelievable because it sounds so effortless and buttery smooth. We have a new singer on track two, and her name’s Katie Toupin. Which probably won’t happen, but I digress. Smart way to open the album - because it’s their best chance for a “hit” on this album. Long enough for them to write about a “Saturday Night kind of pink.” But come on now, we all know what that means. Right? I’m guessing the members of Houndmouth have visited mighty Sedona. They’re probably drinking some kind of cocktail, dressed in their white shirts, petting their pure-bred golden retrievers, kicking off their boat shoes. Here are Jason Gonulsen’s thoughts, track-by-track style.įirst thing I think of when I hear the word “Sedona” is a bunch of those people who make way more money than me, invest in stocks, have multiple cars, who call long walks on a clear path a “hike,” all living in some beautiful place in Arizona. Houndmouth is back with their sophomore effort, Little Neon Limelight. Well you better stay away from the limelight
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