MORNING PLAYLIST: Wednesday the Third Edition

Felipe M

@pathological_h8 :-)
— Christopher Conley (@ChrisLaneConley) July 3, 2013

How cool is that?  There won't be another one until September--of 2014.  Here's what's on tap for this morning:

1.  Murder by Death: "The Devil Drives"--In Bocca al Lupo (2006): 
• "Everybody hopes that life is like a dancer's pirouette.  With grace we've dodged each conflict and decision that we met."
• "Everybody tells themselves that they must be justified.  They do what they do because they're trying to get by."
• "We've made mistakes that we can't chage, but there's still time to start again."
2. Saves the Day: "Wednesday the Third"--In Reverie (2003): 
• "Now as I lay by your side, would you tell me why everything has to be lies?"
• "Wednesday the third was the night that you rambled alone in the frigid white light, like a leopard about to dig into trembling skin, with wind whipping your shins."
• "Now as I lean to the side, I can see all the thoughts that you're trying to hide."
3. The Gaslight Anthem: "Howl"--Handwritten (2012): 
• "Does anything still move you since you're educated now?"
• "The sound of the cars rushing the rain on the boulevard in this city by the sea that has always haunted me."
4. The Gaslight Anthem: "Mulholland Drive"--Handwritten (2012): 
• "Did you sleep last night and do you remember dreams?  Do I ever cross your mind and do you ever think of me?"
• "But it scared you, love, to need someone, so you killed it all instead, but in the mist up on Mulholland, I could've sworn I heard you say..."
5. Nada Surf: "Concrete Bed"--The Weight is a Gift (2005): 
• "You've used up the easy streets and you lost your taste for treats."
• "It's just another wish you wished in a very long list."
6. Weezer: "El Scorcho"--Pinkerton (1996): 
• "Goddamn you half-Japanese girls!  Do it to me every time."
7. The Shins: "Turn a Square"--Chutes Too Narrow (2003):
• "Even I don't know why I can't just stay the course, keep my hands on the wheel."
8. Neutral Milk Hotel: "Holland, 1945"--In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998):
• "The earth looks better from a star.  That's right above from where you are."

Very mellow playlist this morning, but somehow it fits the mood on a dreary, drizzly Chicago day.

Monday's playlist can be seen here.