Graveyard Shortcuts

You keep giving me directions
that take me through
these places that
I don't really want to go

You keep giving me directions
and each step
is taking me,
through haunted graveyards
and over people's fences

I try to tell you
how I've been
on the right side
of the law
for quite some time

You just shake your head
and smile faintly in the dark
you say, its not the law
we're hiding from,
gotta trust me
on this one

You keep giving me directions
they're leading me
through back alleys,
down burrows,
up sticky pine trees,
but who knows
where it will end?

Islands
Hallways

Slipped Under the Radar

  As an ardent fan of the band Islands, I was a bit mad at myself to find that I had let any news of their latest album completely slip under my radar. It is understandable in that its been a very busy winter, but still..Anyway I finally accidentally heard a few of their new songs the other day, and I liked them. The newest effort from Islands has a slight return to form, with darkly poppy songs that have jangly undertones. A Sleep & A Forgetting is the name of the new album and was released February 14th, 2012. Here's a slightly more low-key single from the new album:

Islands
This is Not a Song