The Lacking Permanence

Mind your fingers when Surprise Chef is in the kitchen, because the knives are sharp and the burners are hot.

Here comes Mhaol and you best behave, they have sharp elbows.

Stop accepting all this nonsense and get aboard the Mamalarky.

Another daylight arrival! I brought the wrong headphones! We started out with an AM anthem from Albert Hammond (Sr) in the quite capable hands of White Hassle. This song is also the reason Hammond gets a writer’s credit on Radiohead’s “Creep” which is a story for a separate time. Broncho in Salt Lake City tomorrow night!

A return, and the word to use is "unabated." Their pummeling approach may seem to lack nuance, but it's not about how the punches are landing, it's about the pauses in between that make this measured approach to aggression particularly satisfying.

The guitar and bass strings are vibrating cosmically, the drums eat up the miles, an ethereal chorus swirls about. It's not a new formula, but it's done very well, and if you need to drive for sixty miles without noticing the time go by, here you go.

Imagine Stereolab emerging from their pastel spaceship, eyes a-glitter with wonders witnessed in far-off galaxies.

Unlike say, an eagle, the Milky Way will generally be the same for everyone across the planet. This gallery of images proves without a doubt that context is everything, as it portrays the incredible depth and beauty of the visible part of our galaxy with a dazzling variety of locations.

There is a spectacular video for one of the songs on here, and there will be more, and by now the band's reputation rests on these videos, but I suggest you give this a listen to hear exactly how OK GO have mastered the art of symphonic power pop.