Matching your favorite music to the weather outside is one of the more rewarding pursuits of a music junkie. It takes a lot of skill to say: "Today <sigh> is a Radiohead day" or "The weather is just telling me to listen to the Beatles." To pefectly match up a band to a particular day is extremely satisfying. It's as if you picked the soundtrack of your life for that day. However, I don't have such a divine connection to the weather and trying to match bands takes a certain amount of effort. Whenever it's cloudy, overcast, or rainy my default band is Radiohead, and Radiohead, I've found, is like heroin. Why Ben, you say, when have you ever taken heroin? To that I reply, never. I just know that whenever I listen to Radiohead for large amounts of time, there comes a point when I need Radiohead to continue, almost as if my body says to me, "No. Must have Radiohead. Shutting Down." Then when I listen to Radiohead, I get really happy. If those aren't the symptoms of some kind of drug, I don't know what is. I need a new rainy day band. Arcade Fire maybe? They do sound "wet" but I don't know how you classify a Canadian indie rock band as "wet" '
Perhaps The Beatles? Maybe some atmospheric DJ Shadow? I think I'll try DJ shadow. Wait maybe Godspeed You! Black Emperor? Do you see what I mean? It's almost impossible to do this and now my whole day will be precoupied. Geez.
Adios guys
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