Okkervil River - The Valley

Listen here: The Valley

Favorite lyrics: It's just a busted up body in the dust of the last road out of the city, when the city explodes.

Listening to The Valley is kind of like sitting in the sun too long and having sand caught in your throat. It sounds a little bit like desire, like wanting a drop of water and not getting it until the last note. It has a continuous loop of music and hand claps that sounds like you're pushing through something that's barely giving. The end is really intense, when the lyrics overlap in a rush, words about death being sung over others. That overlapping ending is when you finally get your water, right before you pass out from exhaustion. It all has a kind of Middle Class Rut sound, nonstop gravel-voice and continuous music that doesn't let up until the very end.

Glitter Pox rating: 73% contagious

Hope you catch it,
The Glitter Pox