Nirvana, DakhaBrakha, stupid+contagious
Aug. 6th, 2020 10:26 amWhile listening to NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts, I stumbled upon a set by DakhaBrakha. The second song reminded me of Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit with its soft/loud dynamics (which I realised are quite common in classical music as well with its piano/forte changes, despite a low-brow sort of vibe to it, e.g. Ravel's Bolero). SLTS has the distinction of having an awesome cover by The Bad Plus and the excellent line "I feel stupid and contagious" which seems to apply so well to 2020, especially the US.