Music is all about moods, and the unseasonal rainy weather here in Reno incites a rather rare (and unseasonal) mood. Depression. Depression is one of those things that I've come to welcome with age. It's not that I like being depressed, but the state of mind helps me remember how awesome it is to be happy. It also reminds me a a very special time in my life where it was all I knew; and in retrospect how great of a period it was.
All I can think about during the rain is the soundtrack to the movie Garden State. The soundtrack and the movie do such an amazing job setting a very particular mood and mindset; and it is to exactly this weather. Zach Braff, who wrote & directed the movie, as well as hand-picked the soundtrack, could not have done a better job at doing so. To re-enstate what I just said, Braff does a beautiful job creating not only a mood for a movie, but a state of mind. If this could be classified as masterworks I would call it nothing less.
Coldplay, and The Shins. Admittedly a couple of bands that I'm most skeptical about give me one of the most beautiful feelings I can muster; comfort. I have never felt better listening to these artists' songs "Don't Panic" and "Caring is Creepy" with so much feeling and emotion along with a rainy, somewhat cold day.
There are no two artists that I associate with more entirely with the pattering of rain than these two.
Sunday, June 5, 2011
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