"Round and Round" Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
Ok ok, I'm a year behind on realizing the awesomeness of this song. Ariel Pink has been around for a while, but his latest project with band Haunted Graffiti kicked off in 2010. Pitchfork raved, laughed, cried... Haunted Graffiti is 2010's Jesus! I tried to listen to a few songs, and I couldn't get into it. "Round and Round" fell into my lap a week ago, and I can't stop. So. Damn. Good. This song starts off as a pimp's sidewalk strut beat and turns into a poppy vintage sitcom theme song (I keep seeing "WKRP in Cincinnati"). I'm a pimp, I'm a hippie, I'm dynamic. Either way, I'm not me for a few minutes, and that is awesome.
When to play it: Pimp strutting down the sidewalk on a sunny summer day (bell bottoms encouraged); lying on your roof with blanket, beer, oversized sunglases, and goofy grin.
How you'll feel: Relaxed.
