Twenty-Four Rubdowns

You know those songs - ones you've met but realize keep appearing more than a simple aquantaince should? The songs that slip you something seemingly innocuous when you listen - a certain line, that one sound, his voice there - and sit back and smile as you unwittingly come back for more. It took a while, but I caught some:

Assembly Now - Out On 24s [mp3]

"I woulda come up to the midlands/ Taken that boy and broken his back/ Showed your dad just what I think/ And lift you up and carry you out"

This one gets me off-guard, a sudden, lucid moment, as if for two seconds I know what Gavin Dwight is talking about. I want him to find that boy and steal that girl, I'm cheering for him through a window. And then it's gone, I've forgotten until next time.

Sunset Rubdown - Stadiums and Shrines II [mp3]

"There's a kid in there/ And he's big and dumb and he's/ Kinda scared and he's/ Well he's too old to be there/ He's just looking for a ride"

There's a ringing that lifts when Spencer Krug sings this bit, waves crash and I like that guitar squiggle in the background. And I see that big kid and I'm not sure if he's supposed to look that much like me. Again, it's gone before I'll know.

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