If I had talent or the ambition, I’d write a lot about my favorite album from last year, The Monitor, and my favorite album from this year, Manhattan Murder Mystery - s/t. They were my favorite albums to play at dangerous volume, banging on my steering wheel when driving home late at night from work, looking forward to blaring them when I got home when I could slug beers and eat shitty food. And drink more beers.
Would I listen to either on the way to work or in the middle of the afternoon? Maybe once in a while but probably not. Probably because neither album would hit home like it did at 12:30 a.m or 1:15 a.m or later, with increased levels of alcohol intake.
Is this something to apologize for? Or discredit the merits of the albums just because I like to listen to them in my ‘fuck everybody, i hope we run out of natural resources because we don’t deserve it” state of mind?
How many songs get spins because they are dumb and people lose their shit because they like them when they are drunk, dancing with their friends, taking arm length facebook photos at the club? I don’t have exact stats on this but I’m pretty sure it’s a fucking lot.
How different is it to like an album when you are in the “Fuck it, I’m drinking” mood compared to the “I’m drinking!!! fuck it, lol!” mood? Should it be different?
What to make of these little seedlings and the next step is where my lack of talent and ambition are a hindrance.
