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January 7th, 2009 9:47am

I Wish I Wish I Wish

The Joy Formidable “Cradle”

It’s just about impossible to watch the video for this song without getting the impression that it’s a lost hit from 120 Minutes circa 1994, or something from an alternate Earth where female-fronted alt-rock thrives as a dominant genre. Nevertheless, “Cradle” sounds remarkably fresh for a ’90s throwback, thanks in large part to its brisk momentum. Even when the song seems to take a moment to breathe, the pace is quick, and the emotions come hard and fast enough to overwhelm the words. I’ve heard this tune many times over now, but I’m not quite sure what Ritzy Bryan is trying to say — half her lyrics are obscured, and every time I try to pay close attention, I get lost in the sound. It hardly matters. This is effervescent, highly potent stuff, and it makes me feel excited about life, even when nothing is going on.

Buy it from The Joy Formidable.

10 Responses.

1/7/09 12:39 pm
y00h00 says:

Here’s my take on the lyrics:

I can’t see
he says what he means
I can’t say what he means
when he says that
I’ll pretend
a pretty pretend when
all I wanna see
is the end of this

I can’t see
he says what he means
we’ll deal him
sticks and stones and apologies
I wish, I wish
you was through

straight the skies
get up off your knees
just lift the box
and you’ve found your thesis
I’ll pretend
a pretty pretend when
all I wanna see
is the end of this

I wish, I wish
the cobwebs would cover me
cover me

I’ve been chased away girls just one (?)
1/7/09 1:03 pm
jay says:

I think this is a really good song but I can’t quite weed through a bunch of other crap enough to figure it out. The ’90s throwback is such a huge draw for me and when I hear this tune I can’t quite separate the past from the present. I’m a teenager at the 9:30 watching Velocity Girl or Ted Leo before he had any Pharmacists or Radiohead on the Bends tour. It makes me feel like that guy who just listens to classic rock because he grew up in the ’70s and got turned off by disco and rap and hasn’t bothered with anything new since.

But then, I still listen to a ton of new music. And there’s a lot of new stuff I love. Still sometimes I just want to retreat into a back room and spin old Teenage Fanclub discs for awhile, you know?

That mention in the Idolator post of Belly just made me want to hear “Full Moon, Empty Heart” or “Slow Dog.” Star was such a great album.
1/7/09 1:40 pm
Matthew Perpetua says:

Well, think of this way — it’s a genre that’s basically been in the wilderness for years now. It’s a really valid style of rock music, and if you look at the big picture, not all that many artists have really done much with it, or if they did, they took it to awful macho extremes and shouted the women out entirely.
1/7/09 11:03 pm
LTF says:

The blonde chick is kind of a babe id prob bone her
1/8/09 12:00 am
Cryptic Ned says:

Whoo! Veruca Salt has risen!
1/17/09 1:57 pm
John Vance says:

loved Cradle the official video & the unofficial stuff is stella! A true indi band with no corporate shit behind them.
1/19/09 12:07 pm
Stevo says:

Check THIS out…

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=lRTA7W4CZro&feature=channel_page
1/19/09 1:22 pm
Stevo says:

and this…

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=uenjlXt0ZvQ&feature=channel_page
2/2/09 2:05 pm
ttt says:

My viscous tongue
Cradles just one
4/12/09 12:20 am
Ally says:

My vicious tongue
Cradles just one.