August 7, 2008 | Posted by David B. at 6:57 AM

Dip our toes in gold and break this curse

love is chemicals

I've been thinking a lot lately about bands that make music that isn't complicated, and doesn't need to be. This came to me while listening to Bits, the latest from Oxford Collapse. It's chords, it's a backbeat, it's singing (mostly) in tune. And really, that's all I need.

Love Is Chemicals - Over Land, Over Sea.

Same with Love Is Chemicals. I'm not saying this is overly simple music, nor am I saying this band couldn't come up with something more complex. I'm saying they don't need to, because this song works.

Love Is Chemicals are from San Francisco. They consist of singer/guitarist Nate Grover, his wife Courtney on bass, guitarist Nick Mirov, and drummer Steve Galbraith. This song is from their record Song of the Summer Youth Brigade, out now on Near Earth Objects.

You can buy Song of the Summer Youth Brigade over at iTunes.

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