SONG OF THE DAY [#301]

'there goes your life' | south

it's always nice when bands you weren't really sure were going to last end up not only lasting but end up creating a remarkable sure and steady body of work. case in point: south.

i honestly wasn't sure they would make it. sure, they had some really assured and confident tunes and they even had the man from UNKLE [james lavelle] and former stone roses frontman ian browne on their side. i even remember hearing 'paint the silence' on the pilot episode of the O.C. i was like, 'hey, that's south!' cool.

but despite all signs pointing towards a potentially grand future, i still wasn't sold--but only because so many great bands never catch on and ultimately fade away. but south has soldiered on and they're releasing their fifth longer, 'you are here,' a week from tuesday. my initial impression is that it is awesome. we're talking some great tunes across the board.. i'd say it's they're most accomplished work in an already impressive catalogue. i've really been enjoying it. i think you will too. better yet, i know you will.

→ south: there goes your life
→ south: the pain
→ south: same old story [from 'with the tides,' 2003]
→ south: paint the silence | video [from 'here on in,' 2001]
→ south: a place in displacement | video [from 'adventures in the underground journey to the stars, 2006]