Daily Archives: December 30, 2013

My iPod #205: Panda Bear – Comfy in Nautica

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A very recent addition to my iPod. Maybe one or a couple weeks ago, I took on the experience of listening to “Person Pitch”, the third album by Panda Bear. Panda Bear is a cool guy, who performs with a cool band called Animal Collective. He also made an appearance on Daft Punk’s new album. Do check out Animal Collective in your spare time though.

Getting back to the subject, “Comfy in Nautica” starts “Person Pitch” off with a sample of some sort of tribal chant which repeats throughout. While this is all happening, Mr. Bear sings a mantra on how to live your life. He doesn’t really sing, he changes the pitch of his voice on a new syllable. Which is further accentuated by a large amount of echo. That echo doesn’t go away for the rest of the album. It is still very effective, and a very simple melody that you’ll never forget.

The only bad thing I about the track is the really long and out of tone note at the end. But that’s about it really.

My iPod #204: Feeder – Comfort in Sound

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The title track from Feeder’s fourth album is one that has an ambiguous effect on me. Sometimes, it fails to raise a positive emotion in me. Sometimes I hear the song and I feel sad for no reason and quite dispirited. Other times it’s a song I would play when I’m with my friends or family and think “I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else than where I am right now, at this point in time.”

I told you the context of the album already with “Come Back Around”. Whilst that song (although having somewhat of a similar message to this) excites me with its pace and forceful instrumentation, “Comfort in Sound” stops me where I am and makes me think about life… about what I’m doing presently, about making most of the time I have.

I do love the song. Lazily looking upon the lyrics now, it has a positive and heartwarming aura. It is about finding solace in the things that surround you. Mostly in the things you hear. Its mid-tempo pace and the key(which was altered for the single release, and is the version I have) make me feel at home… and really warm inside.