It was just the other night that we were thinking about Los Angeles and longing for its wide boulevards, lined with palm trees, tile-roofed homes and In-N-Outs. Sure the traffic sucks, but smog aside, it’s a city that breathes. There’s a part at about two minutes into L.A. resident Pete Yorn‘s new single, “Precious Stone,” where the drums drop out and Yorn lets his guitar breathe as he “ooh”s over a delightfully amateur solo. “Precious Stone” feels like one of those let’s-make-moves-before-age-catches-us songs, with Yorn sweetly talking down a girl who “talks with such sincerity.” It’s a great song for September and the kids who go back to school feeling like they left a lot of business unfinished this summer. Yorn’s self-titled, Frank Black-produced fifth album is out September 27 via Vagrant Records.
“Precious Stone” (download):
https://magnetmagazine.com/audio/PreciousStone.mp3
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Way too much urban crap and hip hop on there. Not enough Dance, Trance or house. Odd as it claims to be a DJ game. 🙂
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