Quick, Before It Melts.

My moods come in stages. Sometimes I'm in the techno mood and I have to blast thumping synthetic bass from every available speaker system within my vicinity, feel the vibrations in the core of my being, sense the beads of sweat seep out of my facial pores and streak down my face in a race to be the first to make the leap to my shoulders and upper torso. Sometimes I'm in an alt-country mood, and require nothing more than a somewhat sombre mood, comfy chair, and a double hung window sized appropriately for gazing out of forlornly. There's also my pop mood, but I don't think my ego has the stamina required for me to describe that to you, and most recently, my Guitar Hero mood, which has my fingertips screeching out in pain and green, red, yellow, blue and orange dots floating in front of my face; there's also the unexpected urge to wear leather and/or tattered spandex, but I never allow myself to give in.

One thing that never fluctuates throughout my ever changing moods is my appreciation of musical talent in all its forms. A few weeks back, the folks at Saddle Creek blessed me with just such a product by way of the third Son Ambulance album, Someone Else's Déjà Vu. The album is pretty much a solo effort by Joseph Knapp, whose appeared on disc with Bright Eyes in the past, with Jeffrey Koster acting as a perfect foil and collaborator. Someone Else's Déjà Vu (which is released today!) echoes with the sounds of futures past, sounding like it's come right out of the 60s or 70s; in fact, it's something you'd expect to hear coming from some dusty vinyl disc you parent's used to listen to when they used to do pottery, naked and high. Son Ambulance have created a master class in complex, intricate songwriting that falls from dreams, fully formed and alive in every sense of the word. It's a shame that you'll not really be able to appreciate the album after hearing just one track alone; it has to be experienced as a whole to be appreciated.