Chinese American Bear – 好吗 Hao Ma (Live)
Similar artists: The Flaming Lips
Genre: Indie Pop, Alt Pop
For the most part, people all around the world don’t only have similar opinions about the world that they inhabit during the day, but also about the dreamworld to which they retreat at night.
Psychedelic music just like dream-inducing experiences, usually revolves around similar themes. The desire for escape, for penetrating some kind of higher truth, and for finding a meaningful connection is what most people feel.
With these in mind, it’s natural that music from all around the world would tread similar territory regardless of the language of the words used for the lyrics. Sometimes it takes a long time for people to find common ground, but music is certainly one of the few elements that quickens the process.
Andrew McMahon – Nobody Tells You When You’re Young
Genre: Indie Pop, Alt Pop
There are some who respond well to charts and figures. These people are rare and for their ability and patience, usually, they are rewarded with high-paying jobs. Don’t worry! Few people would want to be in their position.
There are others who communicate brilliantly to abstract images. They find connections that few others see. Each twist of the pencil, each line is another clue for them. They usually become visual artists of some kind. The world tries to compensate them accordingly.
Meanwhile, the majority of people manage to understand the world through stories. It doesn’t even have to be a story about them. It just needs to be a story about someone that may have gone through some of the same challenges.
Andrew McMahon’s Nobody Tells You When You’re Young is a highly personal act of storytelling that aims to deliver universal truths. These usually need a certain kind of pacing, and McMahon is happy to use a slow, dramatic rhythm for this one. It’s ghost stories that the writer’s telling, but most people have a few ghosts hanging about them.
