I don’t have a lot to say right now. Midterms and
SXSW have collided in a really unfortunate manner,
and I’m having a tough week. I don’t have a lot of
inspiration.
However, when the going gets tough, there is one
song that never fails to help me out. And that is
this song:
:The
Mountain Goats - This Year:
I think 2012 has been a tough year for a lot of
people in Austin. But I also know there was a sold
out crowd at the Mountain Goats show at Antone’s in
February. There were a lot of very sweaty happy
people, including myself, that sang along, yelled
along, and fist pumped to this song and took a lot
of solace in it. John Darnielle is one of the
masters of depressing music ... but this song, it is
pure hope.
"I am going to make it through this year, if it
kills me."
This song is simple, it’s upbeat, and it’s real.
Maybe you won’t find the love that he does in this
song; maybe you won’t play video games or have a
driveway car crash or break free on a Saturday. But
I know one thing; whether you are freaking out about
midterms or whether this is the best time of your
life; you will make it through this year. And I will
too. And I will make it through this week. Because
guess what? At the end of midterms and before SXSW
begins, I get to go to Denton and see the Mountain
Goats at 35 Denton. Along with Best Coast, Built To
Spill, Dum Dum Girls, and a lot of other great
bands. And if you’ve been reading my posts, you’ll
know that’s just dreamy.
And really, if this song makes you feel even a
fraction of the comfort that it gives me, then this
post has achieved everything this temporarily
uninspired girl could want.
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