Bows + Arrows is Two

Thanks to everyone who has shared music, insight, time and excitement with me over the last couple years. It's slow going around here, I know, and it's because I still haven't found the perfect way to do this. There has been interesting discussion, especially recently, about the purpose of music blogging, or something to that effect. It's kinda disheartening, the current state of music blogs, though clearly I haven't done much to change that. Still, about 2.34 times/month inspiration strikes and I'm reminded that this can be an enjoyable endeavor.

To celebrate I'd like to share a song which I've been (halfheartedly, of course) searching for over the past couple years. It was my introduction to the Weakerthans and, in many ways, indie rock, an alternate take on the beautiful "Everything Must Go". Long after, when I picked up Left and Leaving, I would hear the song in a slightly different form and realize that it's missing something. The drums! In the perfect version, they start and end the song, cast a grey drizzle over the affair, hush Samson's words and guitar.

The Weakerthans - Everything Must Go (Alternate Version) [mp3]

I hope this thrills at least one of you out there.

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