Electric Days and Acoustic Nights: Flight of the Conchords Edition

Sometimes it's difficult to tell people how you feel about them.
Sometimes it's difficult to put those feelings into words.

The tradition of love songs is older than I care to research, but perhaps in this postmodern age people aren't as willing (or comfortable) to make grandiose claims of climbing the highest mountain for the one they love. So the next time you feel like using song to tell someone how much you care, take a cue from Bret and just say it straight.

Electric Days and Acoustic Nights

I love when artists release acoustic tracks or acoustic versions of old songs. Here are a few that are floating around my head while enjoy the wind-down of another school year.

I recently picked up Metric's newest album Fantasies (which got me a free button and sticker, so I couldn't be happier), and I'm really enjoying it. I was happy to discover this acoustic version of Gimme Sympathy.

A bit of a throw-back, this live/acoustic performance by Paramore of Misery Business showcases Hayley's killer vocal skills.

In 2005 Matthew Good released In a Coma: 1995-2005, a collection of previously released songs as well as acoustic arrangements, a stand-out cover of Depeche Mode's Enjoy the Silence, and unreleased tracks. Rooms, the acoustic disc, is probably my favourite of the collection. While it's difficult to choose a favourite song (as I learned yesterday during a game of 'choose your favourite non-single from each Matt Good album' with Jess and Evan), my pick has to go to Tripoli.

There are numerous more examples, so perhaps there will be future editions of this post, but for now I'm going to end with a nod to the boys back home. Over the Easter weekend Apex did some recordings with Evan and released two new acoustic tracks: Two Words and Coincity.

Enjoy today's selection while you prepare for your exams, attempt to pack for your end-of-semester move, bake some muffins, take a bath, feed your cat, or what ever you're doing that makes you think, "By-golly, I sure could go for some tasty acoustics right now."