Daveosaurus (southerndave) wrote,
Daveosaurus
southerndave

The age-old story of boy meets herpetologist

One of the best things about listening to Matinee Idle is when they play something that's actually rather good. A couple of years back the show was the first time I had been exposed to the Fleet Foxes. This year, I've just discovered the following song:



Not bad at all in an acoustic folk/blues sort of way. And bonus points to the song for mentioning a moderately obscure 1980s band that I rather like.
Tags: music: alarm, music: ray wylie hubbard, radio: matinee idle
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