FAVORITE SONG #3

#3 'a line you can cross,' lansing-dreiden [mp3]

but wait, matt, 'a line you can cross' came out in 2006! indeed it did. but as with rachel stevens, i didn't hear it until this year, so it qualifies.

i don't know much, but i do know this: artsy-fartsy pretension drives me bonkers. when i first heard this song and did some research on the band, i found out that the band only conducts interviews via email, refuses to be photographed [i don't even think the picture i posted is them], hire people to play their songs on tour, and 'see no distinction between art and commerce — or anything else.' normally this kind of stuff is little more than a cheap stunt--a.k.a artsy-fartsy; but i get the feeling lansing-dreiden are anything but. in fact, they claim they're just 'shy.' in the end i guess it really doesn't matter 'cos lansing-dreiden is such a prodigiously talented band and the songs more than speak for themselves. the melodies [both vocally and musically] on this song are nothing short of astounding. so original, so incredible. and you can check out a fun video for this song here.

i think i listened to 'a line you can cross' for about month straight this summer. when i went to cali for a week in july i was actually having withdrawals 'cos i didn't have it with me. when i finally landed in salt lake city and started driving towards provo i played it over and over and sang at the top of my lungs. i guess the 'line you can cross,' and should cross, is a serious addiction to lansing-dreiden.