There’s No Glitter In The Gutter

Metric “Twilight Galaxy”

Sometimes you just need someone to tell you that you’re indulging in self-defeating behavior, and that you could have it so much better if you just…stopped. That’s about where the sentiment of the song ends — you realize that you’ve been doing the wrong thing, think about doing the right thing, and well, who knows what happens next? It’s all in the moment, this extended present tense, and despite the potential to be quite anthemic, it stays small and intimate, and Emily Haines plays it dry and matter-of-fact. That may be the only way to sell the line that totally slays me, though: “Did I ask you for attention when affection is what I need?”

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