Last Call

It’s the last dance of the night, TSS. This is the song.

Electric Light Orchestra is that group of soulful white dudes that give Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers a run for their money. Rarely referenced but often played, ELO is on in the background at your neighborhood bar. You tip the bottom up on a bottle of High Life or a jar of sangria and feel good about the night, and before the days of Shazam you’d say “I love this song! What is this?” It’s “Strange Magic” and it’s the audio manifestation of a great fucking moment captured before a transition. A whole chorale of synth and strings lining the white boarder of a Polaroid of you and your closest of kin on a late summer night. Read the rest of this entry »