My apologies if you feel an urge to buy a Cadillac
Last July I finally made it over to Yosemite in order to hike to the top of Half Dome. Liz let me borrow her car so I could make the three hour drive with Jim. For some odd reason, Jim didn’t want to ride as a passenger on the back of my motorcycle. It just so happened that Liz left Phoenix’s latest LP, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, in her CD player.
Jim and I left it on repeat in the background over the entire drive up and it wasn’t until the drive back that we started paying attention to it. We both agreed that it was really good and left it on repeat for another three listens. I recalled hearing “1901″ on Letterman a bit earlier in the year and thinking “Why the hell haven’t I heard of this band, they’re really good.”
I LOVE how the lead vocals blend in with the keyboards during “Fold it, fold it, fold it.” (Yeah, I thought he was saying “Fallen, fallen, fallen” too) I’m sure they’re doing some sort of effects on his voice, but the harmony it creates is beautiful.
This song, and many other Phoenix songs, have made it into commercials, TV shows, and movies. I’m always torn about commercialism, but if it gets the name out there and lets them keep making music, I’ll accept the evils associated with it.
