Song of the Day - Spider's Touch

Today's song comes from trio The Pink Spiders, who are a indie-rock band hailing from Nashville. They were formed in 2003 and apart from a one year hiatus have been together for 11 years. Their music has been fairly popular despite it's poor chart records. They have had many members come and go - 7 members have left - but singer-songwriter Matt Friction has been ever-present.

This is Settling For You:

So What's So Good?

Ignore the old-timey pop sound, this is an indie-rock song with some clever hooks. If you look past the almost parodical opening, this is an intelligent song. It's upbeat and jovial, but it's not just a feel good song - it's deceptively sad.

Take the title - Settling For You - it's clearly a joke about their current partner. However the song doesn't make clear if it is actually a joke; rather that it's about constant one night stands. The life of getting drunk and sleeping with, or indeed settling for, anyone. 

It's a fun song with a simple melody and a racing drumbeat, with Friction's punk-rock vocals that don't quite fit the pop-genre, which is quite clear from some of their other songs which are more punk-based, such as Gimme Chemicals.

Settling For You is a fast, deceptively depressing song with some clever hooks and unusual genre mixing. Give them a go.