this is a magnetic fields song that i first heard years ago. my friend ken played me their album "charm of the highway strip" in a van somewhere on a long drive between gigs (on a tour of canada with radiogram) and its lofi brand of country-played-on-casios-and-cheap-drum-machines caught me right away.
you should buy that record. anyways, this song in particular is a favorite has become a staple of the INC. live show the past few years.
this recording features some bowed banjo (which was super fun to play) and possibly the flabbiest, low tuned snare i have ever attempted.
credits
from the greatest songs i never wrote,
released April 20, 2012
all instruments and voices played and recorded by me (jonathan anderson) @ buena vista audio in langley, bc (the nashville of canada).
supported by 6 fans who also own “born on a train”
It may not be a full-fledged LP, but All Delighted People is probably my favourite of Sufjan's works. Without an overaching album theme to tie the songs together, it felt like Sufjan was free to experiment on each track and give them their own unique sound. And because of that (and Sufjan's talent), every track on there is a standout track. Angkasawan