By Erika Meyer
Brook, 17, and I were cruising around SE Portland listening to KNRK, a radio station which, since The Donnas incident, has vastly improved. They now play some local music, and they also play some newer music.
A song came on that caught the our attention. A little bit Dandy Warhols, but not too much. We both liked it enough to later find the band by googling the lyrics to the chorus: “I love you. I love you. I really really love you.”
Turns out the song is called ‘I Love You’, the band is called Said The Whale, and they are from Vancouver, B.C. There are several albums on their bandcamp page. It looks like they’ll be releasing a new EP (called ‘I Love You’) in June.
The message of ‘I Love You’ is profound. It’s an anthem. It’s nonsense. It has all the parts: verses and choruses and a bridge and a break-down and a rave-up ending. Guitar, bass, backup vocals, tambourine and synth. It’s dangerous. It’s processed. It’s pure. It’s two minutes and 47 seconds. It’s stupid. It’s perfect.