Music to drink tea by
The Jim Yoshii Pile-Up – Silver Sparkler
Now for another band in a seemingly endless list of music that I’d like to explore more of but never get around to doing so. I only have a handful of Jim Yoshii Pile-Up songs, all of which I like. As a band, they fill in most of the tick boxes that I look for. A vaguely upbeat yet depressing sound. World weary vocals. Each song telling a detailed yet still incomplete story. All of this works for me, yet I don’t have the desire to find any more. Are other songs as good as Silver Sparkler? That would be one hell of an achievement if they are.
You should really check out “Reckless Driving” from the album “Homemade Drugs”. I’m torn between that one and “Silver Sparkler” for my favorite. The lyric “A well-timed appearance in your rear-view mirror” just kills me. From the same album, check out “Double Negative”. Also a favorite of mine. There are a few others that are quite good (like Xmas Card, Toast to the Happy Couple, and some others I can’t think of right now).
They’re one of those bands that bore me most of the time, but when they write a song that I like, it becomes one of those whirlwind songs to which I keep returning.
Unfortunately, Jim Yoshii Pile-Up is on a long hiatus.