Birdhouse In Your Soul
February 26, 2008
Song: Birdhouse In Your Soul
Artist: They Might Be Giants
Album: Flood
Link: Birdhouse In Your Soul
Genre: Alternative Rock, College Rock
Mood: happy, silly, touching
Description: They Might Be Giants is curious in that they split their appeal in half between a modern alternative rock audience and a much much younger audience. Fortunately, in Flood, they appear perfectly balanced between “real” music and almost Puff the Magic Dragon-styled melodies. The lyrics follow from this kid-oriented song-making; it compares a night light (a “blue canary in the outlet by the light switch”) to the birdhouse of your soul (whatever that means.) Birdhouse in Your Sould never gets complicated or tries to insert any moodiness, which can be seen either as good or bad, depending on what you are looking for. That’s not to say that the song isn’t touching or involving of the listener – it’s simply just not emo. For me, though, Birdhouse in Your Soul is a nice breather away from the depression and discord that permeates modern rock, while still sounding sweet and melodically different.
