Stay With Me - NO

The National called. They want their voice back. I found this track off of the November 2011 Birp Playlist and it’s really been sticking to me. There are some things about this song musically that I think could have been rearranged to make a stronger track (the chorus is a bit of a drag and a quicker drum progression would have been dope) but lyrically it’s a poignant song about loss and there are some cool images floating around (tracing constellations, wrinkles on a human face). All in all there’s nothing especially innovative going on here, musically, lyrically, or vocally, but I find this song somehow comforting. And I like being told that it’s alright!

—Aud