warren ellis reposted a short essay he wrote years ago, but one that i hadn't read before. it was about the pieces of music that he loved, specifically how he loves certain singles and the nature of singles in general. at the time, it was 'maps' by yeah yeah yeahs he likens it to 'soldier girl' by polyphonic spree in the first time you hear them, it punches you in the gut with its... well... depth (?).

i had to partly agree with him. while i may try to be an elitest bastard and listen to only albums (there is only one 'single' song on my iTunes), i do enjoy listening to the one song that sticks out on an album ad nauseum. and it makes me sick. it really does. it makes me hate myself because the artists responsible didn't write that song as a stand alone. they wrote it to fit into the grander works that they slaved away on.

but, regardless, i find myself drawn to 'the rat's and the 'kissing families' and the 'obstacle 1's and, yes, even the 'maps' and 'soldier girl's of the music world. i love them. if they were personified girls, i'd date them only to have them break my heart years from now.

because i'm a sucker for lines.

'when i used to go out, i used to know everyone i saw. now i got out alone if i go out at all.'

i'd like to say that if you knew me over the summer you would've known that was my anthem. but no one did know me in the summer because that was my anthem.

i'm a sucker for lines, what can i say?