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The Stills - "Eastern Europe"
Montreal quintet the Stills are poised to release their third album Oceans Will Rise (via Arts & Crafts) next week then head out on an American tour with Kings Of Leon this fall. This installment of the 'Gum Drop includes triumphant Oceans standout "Eastern Europe." We asked vocalist/guitarist Tim Fletcher about the story behind the track.
"Eastern Europe" feels like a travel narrative, a movement from displacement (or a sense of alienation) to a sunnier trip homeward. There are a few moments in the beginning where the protagonist feels chicken, etc. That awkwardness runs counter to the feeling at the end -- love blowing and howling around the streets. What events inspired the song? How personal is it?
It's all about taking a time and place that was terrible and painful and remaking it beautiful to let it be that way forever in your mind like a tribute and place you can go to to feel warm again, to watch it all unfold and remember it kindly. Every word of it is true. Yes. Every place been to, every mile traversed, every feeling felt, every sparkling-soul cracked-universe vision seen, every little step truly taken, every event totally true, true, true! Yes yes yes! One time only relive ALL your memories here for the price of one!! Come one, come all!! (West Berliners check local heartbreak sweepstakes coupon flipsides for eligibility). Miracles do happen, baby. They really do.
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Check out those Kings Of Leon dates in detail at the band's website.
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All Points West 2008 »
The inaugural APW festival included a toilet paper-filled Girl Talk set and new Grizzly Bear tunes plus a long ferry line, expensive beer, and two majestic sets from Radiohead that made any and all hassles worth it. We were there and have the photos to prove it.
New Kings Of Leon - "Sex On Fire" »
It's unclear if the first single from the Followill boys's forthcoming fourth album Only By The Night is about hot sex, or as one commenter suggested, "their struggles with STDs." Speaking of commenters, a debate's raging amongst our readers about whether KoL are legit rockers or merely celebrated for their image ("What is it that these guys are making cool again? Leave-in hair conditioner?").
New Conor Oberst Video - "Souled Out!!!" »
The first video from Oberst's new self-titled record plays like the smile and wink you can hear in Conor's voice throughout the track: He wakes up, goes for a walk, gets a haircut, plays in scuba gear, etc., all the while standing in front of a lo-fi movie projector screen and, most importantly, reminding us he no longer looks like this.
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