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I want to emphasize mostly, relatively newer music, just like on my Monday night show, “Prime Time Theme Attic.” (Monday nights 8PM-10PM ET when it returns.)
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But I can promise this: I will not force my selections. If something doesn’t hit me, I won’t post one.
Everything I do has always been about shining a spotlight on the artist and their music.
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Today’s selection is from Downriver Detroit area band and multiple Philby Award winners, Mental Health Day.
Their most recent release, “Iterations,” came out last year and is another fine batch of songs!
It’s currently #1 on my Faves Albums List for this weeK!
I want to reach back to their previous album, “You Could Be Anywhere.”
At the time the band consisted of Jeff Cantwell (vocals and guitar), Dave Houston (vocals and guitar), Dan Martin (bass), and Sean Nasrey (drums).
I still have the song “Every Day” from that album on my player for several reasons.
I like the song!
When other family members are with me in the car, they also like the song!
It’s one of the few we all like!
The song, although called “Every Day,” references a never identified “she.”
It could be the singer’s significant other, but it could also be any female.
I usually equate it to my wife.
The lyrics are vague and contradictory:
“But she doesn’t know a thing/
She just knows everything.”
What I like most about “Every Day” is the way it’s structured.
It starts out with an acoustic and electric guitar strumming chords before everyone else joins in as the drummer (Sean) plays a country styled shuffle. (I don’t think the song sounds country. I think it sounds like a pop song, but it does have a little “flavoring.”)
Here’s where the structuring takes over.
On the first, Jeff sings the verse by himself.
In the instrumental break before the next verse, Dan lays down a moving lead bass line.
On the second verse, his vocal is surrounded with a tight harmony vocal.
When the chorus kicks in, a piano provides the right amount of melodic tinkling to keep the song changing, but moving it along, too. And Dave adds some nice complimentary lead notes.
The landscape of the song constantly changes.
There’s some guitar chord accents.
There’s some sliding chord play on the neck.
And the song breathes!
It sounds like it almost comes to an end, but then segues into an intoxicating instrumental section with some ascending guitar chords and notes!
Then it almost ends again–there’s that breathing thing I mentioned, before it comes back for a final verse and chorus.
“Every Day” has so much in it, it’s like it’s filled with Easter eggs!
It sounds like the kind of song Mike Nesmith would have written after The Monkees!
And the message is so positive:
“Happiness is just around the corner…Every Day!”
The Most Awesomest Song of the Day is “Every Day” by Mental Health Day!!!
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