In my continual search for music I don't know, I came across this.
London Grammar are [maybe that should be "is"? Band is definitely a singular entity, but "are" flows better] apparently an electro pop band. I don't know what that is, which isn't surprising for a 77 year old (me not them). I quite like this track; the vocal has a bit of the Joni Mitchell inflexion. Not very electro, I'd say. Less keen on the video, which is a bit weird.
The song is from 2013 but could have been written for lockdown and its effects on young people.
Maybe I'm wasting my young years
Don't you know that it's only fear
I wouldn't worry, you have all your life
I've heard it takes some time to get it right
Oldsters like me need to be less focussed on the effects of lockdown on ourselves. I don't think enough about what it is like to have been a five year old, or a teenager, this last year. Education stalled, social isolation, daily living in a family bubble with no outlet, the prospect of "wasting my young years". I know this isn't what the song is about, but it could be.
Tell me if you like the song. Or click "interesting". Or something else.
Respect! Are you using Spotify? Their “radio” feature (which works with artists, albums and individual songs) gives you similar music.
ReplyDeleteI use Spotify, although this isn't how I found this. Each week I check out Mark Lawrenson's Premier League predictions on the BBC website;, challenged by a different vaguely well-known person each week; this week it was Dot Major from London Grammar and since I had never heard of him or them I explored YouTube. I haven't used the Radio feature; I'll check it out.
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