Pelican Man - Youth Lagoon
from the album Wondrous Bughouse (2013)
I have a thing for pelicans. They are just too cool. Flying low, dive bombing for chow, all the while looking majestically silly. If I were reincarnated, I wouldn't mind being one. That said, I was naturally attracted to the song Pelican Man when it was released earlier this year.
Youth Lagoon has created a wonderfully imaginative song here. The bass, drums, effect-heavy guitars, and assorted keyboards come together to create a series of sweeping movements that evoke everything from symphonic cascades to electronic drone.
My favorite part begins about a minute into the piece when the bass and drums kick-in behind a theatrical keyboard riff. The music creates a sensation that I am actually a pelican in flight, gliding above the coastline, my keen eyes observing the beauty below. It takes a special songwriter to create this imagery in a listener.
Then enter the second movement with vocals (this song does not have a typical lyric structure). It contains sustained keyboard chords struck over tremendous drumming with the sound of wind whirling in stereo. The lyrics are a bit dark and offer me a reality check, ending with:
...and its all in your head
That you are the pelican
You are the pelican man
But I know better than that. Time to go parasailing.
Click Here to listen to the album version of Pelican Man.
Click Here for a live version recorded at the TreeFort Music Festival in Boise, Idaho.
I have a thing for pelicans. They are just too cool. Flying low, dive bombing for chow, all the while looking majestically silly. If I were reincarnated, I wouldn't mind being one. That said, I was naturally attracted to the song Pelican Man when it was released earlier this year.
Youth Lagoon has created a wonderfully imaginative song here. The bass, drums, effect-heavy guitars, and assorted keyboards come together to create a series of sweeping movements that evoke everything from symphonic cascades to electronic drone.
My favorite part begins about a minute into the piece when the bass and drums kick-in behind a theatrical keyboard riff. The music creates a sensation that I am actually a pelican in flight, gliding above the coastline, my keen eyes observing the beauty below. It takes a special songwriter to create this imagery in a listener.
Then enter the second movement with vocals (this song does not have a typical lyric structure). It contains sustained keyboard chords struck over tremendous drumming with the sound of wind whirling in stereo. The lyrics are a bit dark and offer me a reality check, ending with:
...and its all in your head
That you are the pelican
You are the pelican man
But I know better than that. Time to go parasailing.
Click Here to listen to the album version of Pelican Man.
Click Here for a live version recorded at the TreeFort Music Festival in Boise, Idaho.
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