Poppity popfest continues and ends today with a celebration of the pop song’s eternal nature.
With the exception of cosmonauts like Jonathan Richman and Art Brut, most folks write pop songs about just a handful of subjects, all of which we’re familiar with. But there’s magic in the way subtle shifts in melody, arrangement, and delivery make the pop song an infinitely renewable resource. Especially in the hands of a professional like Mark Oliver Everett.
Eels – That Look You Give That Guy from Hombre Loco: 12 Songs Of Desire

