Random thoughts about music

Ir reminds me of that time when he and I were camping in the same tent, years ago; both of us had our guitars and at one point we decided to indulge in an improvised dodecaphonic duet. We barely managed to survive the (s)laughter.

I'm kind of obsessed with that song, too.

Just in case others want to show that they have better ears than mine, I'll put it in a spoiler.

There are two spoilers in the above post. The lack of color coding might be confusing.

I thought the latter might give it off.

Is he going for British English? It's the indecisiveness of what he is actually aiming for that gives it away as non-native speaker.

But there were other factors for thinking that. Why were asking where people would think he's from? Presumably because you were wondering if people would think X if the answer was actually Y. It seemed more likely that this would be a native/non-native speaker question than a British singer sounding like an American one, or vice-versa, say.

But also, the lyrics. I mean, really. No native speaker would be responsible for that word salad. Sure, there are completely nonsensical songs, probably written under the influence of something or other, like 'I Am the Walrus', but this is sub-AI standard.

My first thought when I started trying to find out where he was from was that his English was inconsistent. Maybe you're right and he's not actually aiming for something in particular, but I tend to consider non-rhoticity a major clue... bearing in mind the fact that some French speakers' English is non-rhotic simply because they find it easier to pronounce, or so is my impression.

Fair enough. Nonsensicality, oftentimes dressed up as "those lyrics are personal, see", is common enough in songs that this is a strong claim to make, but I guess his lyrics are nonsensical in a peculiar way.

Do you often find yourself wondering why people prefer chocolate over vanilla, or do you make an exception for music? Not that I'd take issue with it, but more often than not I would think this is a fruitless hobby.

I have a thing for indie rock. Also, I don't know what I would think of the singer over the course of an entire album, but I think he's perfect for that song. I'm also quite sensitive to production/audio engineering, and I love how this song sounds. It has that quiet, "muffled" (in French I'd use the word "feutré") quality I like. The vocals have a slightly distant, ethereal feel to them that I like too. I like how nostalgic the synth solo sounds, and the atmosphere reminded me of bands I listened to when I was a teen.