Tunes Tuesday (since I missed Music Monday yesterday): “Manhattan” by Kings of Leon
I know they just won three Grammys for “Use Somebody,” but Manhattan remains my favorite from Only By The Night.
All the elements—the opening guitar hook, the piercing lead guitar, the sliding bass, the lively drums, the staccato vocals and picking—create a woozy feeling that’s at once both jumpy and smooth. Like waves crashing against a boat: individually they slap out of time, but as a whole they ebb and flow fluidly. And the bridge breaks it all down to a bare-bones epileptic fit of downbeats, driving home the awkwardly addicting feel of this jam.
Congratulations on the Grammys, Kings. Well-deserved and ‘bout time. Now it’s time to drink the wine and pass the cup.
