Oh, soulless city

I've been doing a lot of walking around and listening to music. This is partially out of boredom; I didn't start my new job in Boston until today, and last week was extremely boring. (I know, I know, but I'm not complaining. Boredom is underrated and underappreciated.) I was walking around Newton listening to the Pains of Being Pure at Heart last week, and I realized that it's a very good pastime. You get exercise, you get to listen to music, you get out and about in the world. Am I 70 years old? Yes. Yes, I am.
I haven't tried it out yet myself, but this song is also a very good walking around song. It's more of a "I'm new to this place" song - getting off the bus in slow motion, exploring, finding out what's what. After all, she's leaving her town, presumably for somewhere new.
Blue Roses is Yorkshire's Laura Groves, and this song is from her new self-titled record, out July 21 on XL.