Having just yesterday evening watched an episode of Wallander (the superior Swedish original), I could just imagine the instrumental parts of this song appearing on the soundtrack. Downbeat, spare, minimalist, melancholy - reminiscent of the washed-out Ystad landscape in the crime series. Or maybe my mind's just working in strange ways on a Monday. Anyway, it's a nice number.

I like Mercer's voice in this. Reminds me of Beck a little bit. Or the Eels.

I always kinda liked the "chord change finger squeak" but hey, that's just me. Different strokes . . .

This song started quite nicely, but immediately turned out to be a bit too cheesy for my taste...

Beautiful album throughout, many ear worms, became my favorite in the car, intelligent easy listening

I am not one of those people that care about derivative, music is music, but seriously, Air needs to be notified of this song for legal reasons! This is a cover of Playground Love only different lyrics, straight up!!

I always kinda liked the "chord change finger squeak" but hey, that's just me. Different strokes . . .

The squeak when the guitarist changes chords drives me nuts. I remember reading an interview with some great guitarist (Mason Williams? Leo Kottke? Gah, I hate getting old) and he said he kept his fingers from squeaking on the strings by wiping his nose. Facial oil is pretty much constant, so he would run his fingertips down the side of his nose to get just enough lubricant to keep the strings from squeaking when he did his chord progressions.

I know - TMI. But it's the truth! And I tried it, and it works. I'm sure there are other ways to keep fingers from making guitar strings squeak, but I prefer the natural approach.

I think I need to explain my "squeaky-string" statement a little further, because after reading my comment, I sound pretty scary. Growing up, my mom would gripe about singers who slid up to their notes.  She hated all the "bluff" and just wanted the real thing. "If they can't nail the note without sliding up to it, they shouldn't be singing."

I didn't really understand that until I started playing guitar, and then, I discovered that there was a whole different criteria for instruments, but one of the no-no's was to let the listener hear the slide from one chord to the next. It was considered a distraction (and in my case, it WAS a distraction, which is why I love certain guitarists over others.)  That stupid nose-oil trick will always be with me. I'm amateur, but I don't want squeaky strings to detract from my music.

Then again, When Leo does it, it's just art.  It's a matter of preference. Sorta like a sleight of hand, where you know something happened, but you can't figure out how it happened. A chord changed, but you can't hear how it changed, so it's magic.

I am SO not doing well at explaining this...

Thought it was Camel.  Pretty nice tune either way.

My favorite album right now.  Not my favorite song on the album but it's nice mixed in with the rest.

Citizen you'll see
How the innocent are bound to the damned

The squeak when the guitarist changes chords drives me nuts. I remember reading an interview with some great guitarist (Mason Williams? Leo Kottke? Gah, I hate getting old) and he said he kept his fingers from squeaking on the strings by wiping his nose. Facial oil is pretty much constant, so he would run his fingertips down the side of his nose to get just enough lubricant to keep the strings from squeaking when he did his chord progressions.

I know - TMI. But it's the truth! And I tried it, and it works. I'm sure there are other ways to keep fingers from making guitar strings squeak, but I prefer the natural approach.

The squeak when the guitarist changes chords drives me nuts. I remember reading an interview with some great guitarist (Mason Williams? Leo Kottke? Gah, I hate getting old) and he said he kept his fingers from squeaking on the strings by wiping his nose. Facial oil is pretty much constant, so he would run his fingertips down the side of his nose to get just enough lubricant to keep the strings from squeaking when he did his chord progressions.

I know - TMI. But it's the truth! And I tried it, and it works. I'm sure there are other ways to keep fingers from making guitar strings squeak, but I prefer the natural approach.

Totally agree.
One of the better albums to come out this year.
Even though this isn't one of the strongest songs on the record, it's still very good.