This band was recommended to me a while ago, but it wasn’t until yesterday that I gave them a serious listen. From the ashes of the Kings of Convinence comes The Whitest Boy Alive. Go check them out and give them a listen.
Today has been…frustratingly quiet. It feels like autumn, but only in the nostalgic, sad and lonely way. This song helps a little bit. The guitar crescendo right before the vocals begin is particularly gorgeous, simple, hopeful and sad. Needless to say, this song has been on repeat for a while today. “Only minor now, the defeats of yesterday/The mantra spinning in your head will keep it raised.”
Indeed.
The Whitest Boy Alive – Don’t Give Up
Give me a reason to stay constantly ignored
Give me an angle that I haven’t tried before
A guarantee for being honestly compared
You want to live when life is achingly unfair
Don’t make a move, you’ll look ridiculous again
You share no interest, but it’s easy to pretend
Don’t start the action, it will turn against you soon
No one is going to follow and you’ll stand there like a fool
You left the people when the people left you out
Back in the suburbs you’re craving for the crowd
Only minor now, the defeats of yesterday
The mantra spinning in your head will keep it raised
Give me a reason to stay constantly ignored
(I don’t think I can)
Give me an angle that I haven’t tried before
(Not from where I stand)
A guarantee for being honestly compared
(Could not be found)
You want to live when life is achingly unfair
(Stick around)
Don’t give up…