Into the ground again
Freelance Whales have been making their presence known to me steadily for the passed few weeks. It started when my talented friend Andrea Nakhla put together this video for Swapdoodles, our friends’ project, set to a Freelance Whales song. Since then I’ve been putting them on mixes, and just got the latest Porchswing mix and noticed they were sitting quite comfortably in between Wild America and True Womanhood. (Yes, I’ve linked it, but it’s members only so.. sorry). Anyway, I just came across this Stereogum exclusive video and it’s beautiful. Lyrically, they are unrivaled. The chorus for Generator Second Floor goes something like, “dont fix my smile, life is long enough, we will put this flesh into the ground again”. Weaving a dreamy tapestry of narratives, citing childhood stories and fantasies. With soft vocals and layered instrumentation it reminds me a little of Annuals, Beirut, or Broken Social Scene.









