An Endless Loop Around Town

Microwave Background “Many Chosen Few” – Even if this were an instrumental, I doubt that I could hear this gentle, low key song without thinking of the suburbs at night. As the music winds around in a futile attempt to find someplace to go or something to do, the singer sounds lost in a place he knows too well. He trails off at the end of his muttered lines as though he was afraid of boring the listener with his observations, and the music moves in bored, restless circles if just to keep from being totally idle. (Click here to buy it via the Microwave Background MySpace page.)

Elsewhere: My new Hit Refresh column is up on the ASAP site, with mp3s from Jan Jelinek, Mirah, and my favorite band of all time.