Artist: Neil Halstead
Album: Oh! Mighty Engine
Year: 2008
Starting things out on a quiet note, this track by UK-born Neil Halstead has been on heavy rotation the past month. It’s not just the memories of listening to it with a certain someone on the bus ride down to DC to see the inauguration. The mandolin hooks me, particularly on the chorus. It’s reminiscent of some of my favourite R.E.M. tracks - “You Are the Everything” and “Hairshirt”. Read More…