18th
east river pipe’s new album, we live in rented rooms, just came out and i played this track on the latest show after picking it in my usual “okay, this resonates after 30 seconds” fashion.
at the time i mentioned relating to the song due to work frustrations (don’t we all) but hadn’t had a chance to sit down and listen to it straight through on headphones. having had a few days to digest it, it still hits me just as strongly and is a perfect example of one of my favorite east river pipe tricks - economy. despite going on for three minutes and change, there are just three short verses and no proper chorus.
Backroom deals
The whole world is made on backroom deals
You better get used to it
Backroom deals
I go to work each day and grease the wheel
I better get used to it
Backroom deals
Late at night you ask me how i feel
I said, “I never get used to it.”
like all of my favorite east river pipe songs it takes its time and doesn’t overexplain itself, letting the listener fill in the gaps. i know that i’m filling in the gaps here in a major way (yay angst!) and that’s probably why i can’t stop playing it.
btw - east river pipe is now on twitter, which just seems odd but there you have it.
