If you've been following my blog, you know that I like to include sex in my posts. I mean, who wouldn't want sex in every aspect of their lives? Not me! I have sex 16 times a day and use Magnum brand condoms! Yeah! Masculinity rocks!
Today's post also features sex, but in a different way. I've compared songs to masturbation and talked about my lust for a certain spicy frontman, but most of the music I write about really has little to do with sex. So now, I'd like to introduce Eye Alaska, the new soundtrack to your lovemaking. You may be thinking, Great, another deep-voiced large black man to fill the void in my relationship, but this group is composed of 5 skinny white guys from California (holla!). Still, however, the jazz you might be expecting pervades their sound, and to exemplify, I'm recommending their new track, "Walk Like a Gentleman" off their upcoming full-length, Genesis Underground.
The intro to "Walk Like a Gentleman" is filled with a vibrant string section and some hearty bells, and it provides a good presage of the rest of the song. Lead singer Brandon Wronski may look 15, but he has a smooth, seductive voice that starts out very breathy but explodes into a brilliant tenor by the chorus, which contains yet more strings and bells. The emotional yet deep lyrics reveal why Eye Alaska is prominent in the "scene": "We all got problems when it comes to the soul," sings Wronski during the chorus. The instrumentation during the verses is subdued to make room for his lovemaking-inducing vocals, with only a slow beat and some well-placed chimes. It's the bridge, however, where the real emotion lies, as the instensity and darkness increase threefold due to a more prominent string section and Wronski's passionate diction. The final chorus breaks in with gang vocals and horns, and ends with Wronski's seductive whisper.
By now you're probably harder than frozen soup and she's as naked as a sphynx. If you're too emo, racist, or small in the pants to listen to real big-black-man jazz, this is the next best thing. So strap on a Trojan, turn on some Eye Alaska, and quit staring at pictures of their guitarist, oh insecure one; you've got a lady to please.
RIYL Paper Rival, The Bronze Episode, As Tall As Lions, John Legend in skinny jeans
Make Love:
Eye Alaska - "Walk Like a Gentleman" (not my link)
For Comparison:
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2 comments:
Another post full of humor and great writing. Keep it up.
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