SONG OF THE DAY [#340]

'the beauty of the way we're living' | club 8

word of the new legends album coming out this fall once again threw me into the world of johan angergard. it still amazes me that this one guy is in three of my favorite bands--at the same time! [that'd be club 8, acid house kings, and the legends for those you playing at home.] forget james brown [rest his funky soul], johan angergard is the hardest working man in twee pop. [now that i think about it, i'm not entirely sure there's a new legends album coming out. maybe it's wishful thinking. i dunno.]

i first heard club 8 on one of those little listening stations at barnes and noble back in 2002. it was shortly after 'spring came, rain fell' was released and it was love at first listen. club 8 was, and is, the epitome of perfect pop--at least to me. i absolutely love them. why? maybe it's the underlying bossa nova present in so many of their songs [what can i say, i love me some diminished and augmented chords. and i really love me some major 7ths!]; maybe it's karolina's barely-there vocals; maybe it's their awesome videos and awesomer publicity shots [see picture above]; but it's most assuredly johan's impeccable pop chops. they guy could probably write a pop song from his coffin. and i'm sure he probably will. and i'm sure it will be super rad. the guy has a gift. that's all i'm sayin'.

so enjoy some of johan's greatest hits below.

→ club 8: the beauty of the way we're living
→ club 8: spring came, rain fell
→ club 8: jesus, walk with me [the sound of arrows remix]
→ club 8: missing you | video