Two Songs: The New Pornographers & Okkervil River

The New Pornographers - Adventures in Solitude
Okkervil River - Love to a Monster

The New Pornographers and Okkervil River started a joint tour earlier this week. As an added bonus, Charles Bissell from The Wrens is joining Okkervil River on guitar (following the departure of guitarist Brian Cassidy). This is one of the biggest indie shows of the year, unfortunately they aren't coming through New York City.

Adventures in Solitude is simply one of the most beautiful songs I've heard in a while. Love to a Monster is almost the opposite, a dark, direct and spiteful breakup song, eschewing any of the subtlety and despair of Hate It Here. It arrives at the exact opposite conclusion of Celebrated Summer: "I'll fight off the spring I don't want lovely things I don't want the earth new." Its not a kind song, but I admire its unflinching brutality.