Last Sunday, Coral and I packed up Mads for a Mother’s Day picnic out at Jordan River.
The nice scenic drive is a wonderful excuse to jam out a favourite record or two. Seeing as we’re off to see Jimmy Eat World in Vancouver over the May long, we punched up some JEW records.
Jimmy Eat World – “Always Be”
Coral’s fave is 2004’s Futures. It was a breakup record for her, and those always have a power of you. Futures also to me is the point in their career where shed a lot of indie production and arrangements for bigger, lush sounds and more complex melodies. If you punch up Bleed American and Futures back-to-back you’ll hear a higher “quality” on Futures.
Over time, my favourite JEW record is becoming Chase this Light. Coral said the great thing about Jimmy Eat World is that they can make you feel like the time you are living right now in the present, is the best time, or at least the most intense or important. Like this song here.
Jimmy Eat World – “Chase This Light”
The single off the record, “Big Casino” is one of the stronger radio songs in their catalog. But for me, one of their best songs off all their records is the slow jam that closes it all out.
Jimmy Eat World – “Dizzy”
This song reminds me of a slow dance at a junior highschool dance. remember those things? in gymnasiums?
Go with yourself.
The Morning After 