Now We Are Not Burdened By Love

Future of the Left - Suddenly it's a Folk Song.

This is a song about unexpected outcomes. Maybe you thought that job wasn't going to be so difficult. Maybe you thought that the patriots would win on Sunday. Maybe you thought that last drink was a good idea. Maybe you thought that girl was gonna be the one. But whatever happens, the very fact that it happened is the important part. The change opened your eyes and now you're ready for whatever comes next. This song is about listening to Future of the Left and wishing it was McLusky.

See, when McLusky broke up a lot of us were super bummed out, right? McLusky were the type of band that seemed to perfect on paper -- when you talked about them it almost seemed made up - like they were only a myth. So when two of the three members reform with a new band, how can we not get excited and listen? I mean, it's only the drummer missing -- how different can it be?

Well, it's kind of different. I think maybe they lost a little tiny bit of their bite with age, but in weird ways. They're still angry and still have over-long titles filled with hate and puns. But it's not supposed to be McLusky. It's supposed to be Future of the Left, and they have this manifesto here. It harkens back to late-90s local punk outfits, with bratty vocals and clean production.

And you know what? It's fucking awesome. I love this song. I listen to it all the time. It took me a while to get the record, but once I got over the whole it's-never-gonna-be-mclusky thing, it really started to sound great to me. So fuck it. Let's dance. The new album, Curses, came out a week or two ago, and it's a real hootenanny. I definitely recommend it.