| Saturday, January 13, 2007 |
| MOTW #1: The Working Title - 'The Mary Getaway (I Lost Everything)' |
Hey all! Wanted to start off by saying hi to everyone. Phil has asked me to contribute to the blog on a (somewhat) weekly basis, and so here I am. And I want to welcome you to 'MP3 of the Week' (MOTW). This will be a weekly feature where we seek to expose you to new music that we hope you will enjoy and share with everyone as you do Switchfoot.
This week's artist is The Working Title. Power-pop streams through these guys' veins for sure. If you listen to any song on their debut, "About-Face", you will agree with me. The album itself is great, but the song that made it as the mp3 of the week is 'The Mary Getaway (I Lost Everything)'. The first thing that I love about this song is frontman Joel Hamilton's vocals that move gently from his head voice into his falsetto. The transition is seamless. The next element just beyond that has to be the beautiful lyrics. The song is one of unrequited love, and Hamilton does an excellent job of communicating that, especially through the bridge:
The first time that I saw those eyes
Was the first time I came undone
Oh Mary look what you've done to me
Oh Mary look what you've done...
It's a heartfelt song, and one I think you guys will enjoy. The mp3 is posted below. You can check out their website and myspace and even grab their album if you like. Hope you guys have a great weekend!
The Working Title - The Mary Getaway (I Lost Everything)
Labels: mp3 of the week |
posted by Arpit Mehta @ 1:07 AM  
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That's a great song. I like the line, "In broken english, she says, 'I lost everything to one boy who said he was mine...'"
Why does he (Joel) sound so familiar?? I can't think of who he reminds me of. Maybe it's the guy from Lovedrug? (I don't remember his name.)
I'm gonna look forward to these posts. Thanks!
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Uh...is it legal to distribute their MP3's for free on the internet?
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^I replied to you on the next entry. Thanks for raising that question, I believe its an important one.
Arpit, The Working Title is a great way to start this thing. I love that song.
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didn't they tour with switchfoot a long time ago?
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Not sure. Was just going through my music and went, oh, haven't listened to em in a while :p
Oh, and I just got my tickets to go see Switchfoot and Copeland in March. It's gonna be one crazy night!
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Hey, arpit, which show are you going to?
You probably have a bunch of artists in mind already, but can we ever put in requests?
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I'm going to the one at the Ventura Theater in LA on the 29th of March.
Requests are acceptable as long as they aren't on a major label :p
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Working Title fan, right here. Good choice. But they are on a major label already.. I would call Universal a major label for sure.
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Already had that discussion on the post at the top of the page :p
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i bought this cd yesterday, and i love it. thanks for introducing them! (not sure anyone'll be reading this thread anymore, but just wanted to register my appreciation, even if i'm the only one to know!)
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That's a great song. I like the line, "In broken english, she says, 'I lost everything to one boy who said he was mine...'"
Why does he (Joel) sound so familiar?? I can't think of who he reminds me of. Maybe it's the guy from Lovedrug? (I don't remember his name.)
I'm gonna look forward to these posts. Thanks!