One of my most recent obsessions is of the non-musical variety, and comes in the form of FX show Sons of Anarchy. Not only has this programme given me many tense moments worrying for the fate of my favorite California biker gang, but also many incredible musical moments. My love of intelligent, down-trodden indie-folk songs over a backdrops of brutal shootouts and infidelity has led me to many nights of sleep deprivation, enjoying the never-ending trials and tribulations on the 'Sons'.
The latest and greatest of these spellbinding discoveries is Washington States' Noah Gundersen. His beautiful track, 'Family', featured prominently in the final moments of season four's 'With an X'; and I was blown away by it's rich melody and dark subject matter. Noah himself described it as "pay[ing] homage to the people who have shaped his life." "Family comes in many forms.... It lives with us, for better and for worse. It shapes us."
Enjoy the song like it should be: turn of any distractions, dim the lights, press 'play' and read the lyrics as you go.
Say something awful
As if fucking the world is your right
And i watch you stumble
Drunk out into the night
To cat call ladies
You're thirsty for blood, you're picking a fight
And i wanted to ask you
Man, what do you do in the daylight
So bum me a cigarette, buy me a beer
Till i'm happy to be here, happy to be here
With all of my family, hookers in heels
And the men who watch them like hungry black eels
Run into me sunday
Tell me you had one hell of a time
And through the haze and the gun smoke, i'm forced to believe
You're probably right
Someone lies bleeding
Someone got violent and did not think twice
And i watched you my brother, making a fool of the moon tonight
So bum me a cigarette, buy me a beer
Till i'm happy to be here, happy to be here
With all of my family, hookers in heels
And the men who watch them like hungry black eels
Am I just a spark....
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