This goes on the record

It doesn't take much to make a pretty good song very good. It's often something you'd never think of, too - a trumpet solo, say, or really loud backup vocals. In this case, it's someone playing the same piano arpeggio over and over again. (It's just a loop, of course, but I like to imagine there's a guy in The Heavenly States whose sole job is to play this piano part repeatedly.)

The Heavenly States - Morning Exercise.

The Heavenly States are from Oakland, California. This song is from their record Delayer, which is full of power-pop goodness. I like this song in particular because sometimes you feel like hearing big, fat power chords with someone yelling something melodic and concisely clever. But Robot David, you're saying, isn't "this goes on the record" too clever by half? Yes, yes it is. Sometimes you feel like hearing something too clever by half, too.

Delayer is out now on The Rebel Group. Buy it now from Insound.