Jonquil

This song caught me at first by the sheer scale of its vocals. These vocals share a podium with Efterklang; a vocal sound that I don't hear enough of. It's hard to imagine this track being recorded in a studio. Everything about it says this is something you need to experience in the flesh. I feel as if the first time you hear this song you shouldn't be on your computer (browsing myspace), but drawn into a tavern by the somewhat drunken chorus. And everyone realizes this song, this chant, is just begging for a beat. Percussion is improvised: feet are stomped, mugs are slammed, hands are slapped against tables. Voices strain to be heard over the clatter, and the clatter likewise seeks to drown out. The only wrong thing with this moment is that there's no good way to end it. Just like a show where the crowd and band are both giving it their all, there's that knowledge that the song has to end. It's a sad moment when it does, but you count yourself lucky just to have taken part.

But taverns like this don't exist where I live (and I'm underage) so I'll just have to settle for YouTube.

Jonquil - Lions

Jonquil is one of those music acts at Glastonbury this year that isn't Jay-Z.







Maybe it's showing, but I wish I was still in Tennessee two weeks ago. While this post really has nothing to do with the festival, I feel as if that week was a string of moments like these just waiting to happen.