When you think of a song about the ocean most likely you
will think of a song about the beach.
From the Beach Boys, to Surfer Blood, these bands conjure up images of
crystal waves, white sands, and sunny days. However, the ocean is a big place, and there’s more to it
then just the beautiful beaches you hear about in these songs. To get a taste of this cold, salty, and
foamy ocean water you got to leave the beaches of California, and take a trip
up the coast into Washington State.
Modest Mouse excels at two things
in my opinions: Making awesome album names (I highly recommend looking some up),
and writing really good sea-shanties.
The singer has a voice that would feel at home on a pirate ship, and the
subject matter brings to mind the frothy cold waters of the North-West
shores. Everyone in their
songs are sinners, crooks, and various other ne’er-do-wells just trying to get
by, and King Rat is their ballot.
To
see what I mean you have to look no further then this music video. Everything, from the
anthropomorphic fish, to the animation style blows a briny breeze in my
face. Also the subject matter of
the video (if not a little brutal) is a reminder to me that even if we seem
pretty dominate on land, humans are pretty alien to the deep ocean. So grab your rum and eye patch, and
enjoy.
Neighborhoods #2 also always reminded me of a sea shanty (but its mainly becuase of the accordion and not the singers voice. And good pick, I like King Rat, No one is first and you are next is very different from thier other stuff but I like it
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