Quietly, I drop my weight into your sea, I drop my anchor

Silently...Blonde Redhead

I've read reviews of the last two Blonde Redhead albums, 23 and Misery Is A Butterfly, which although great, bemoan the fact that they have moved away from their earlier Sonic Youthisms. Fair enough, although Sonic Youth also moved away from their early Sonic Youthisms. In any event, Blonde Redhead has grown massively as a band...they seem more confident venturing into different styles with each new record. And the vocals of Kazu Makino have grown stronger yet more shimmering (i always think she sings like the Cocteau Twins sound....she doesn't sing like Elizabeth Fraser, her voice just reminds me of their sound).

Ok..the whole record is great, one of their best (and maybe after a couple of listens, their best). However, this song....Silently. First of all, it opens with the most beautiful lines i've heard in ages

Silently, I wish to sail into your port, I am your sailor
Quietly, I drop my weight into your sea, I drop my anchor
I sway in your waves, I sing in your sleep
I stay till I'm in your life

The song has a very 80's feel to me....in an OMD-filtered-through-the-Flaming Lips Yoshimi record kind of way. Its hard for me to really put an exact time on the song, but it sounds like some lost gem from 1985 and has drums and uber-cool handclaps that remind me of Talking Loud And Clear by OMD, which is lovely. It's a gorgeous gem, and i won't bother saying it would sound great coming out of the radio, cause radio would never play it and i never listen to radio. It would sound great sitting at the beach or better yet, coming out of a car radio while you drive on a warm summer night. Or EVEN better yet, coming out of your car radio at night while you are parked at the beach. Making out. Yeah, its that good.