The power of familiarity is often thought of negatively as it relates to music. It's usually the scapegoat that explains why people sometimes listen to bad music, but I think in some cases it can be a positive force. I bought “Bright Flight” by Silver Jews sometime in 2003 while I was employed at CD Warehouse, I would often put it on while working. I remember the initial attraction being the detached slightly ironic vocals and the nonsensical lyrics. It was a bizarre funny album that just made me want to sing along.
When I listened to it again recently for the first time in at least a couple of years, I had a much different attraction to it. It was like I bumped into an old friend by chance, and not only were things not uncomfortable, but they were in fact glorious. The nonsensical lyrics now meant much more and seemed comforting; the ironic vocals were replaced with a genuine bittersweet country sadness. I was taken back to a different time in my life, and more importantly I was reminded of how good that time in my life was. I've spent too much time recently allowing the present to reshape the past.
Time Will Break the World
I Remember Me
Tennessee
Death of an Heir of Sorrows
Drag City Records
-Popkoff
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