Because I’m Me

The Avalanches

Oh man….this one’s a minor miracle that has brought me big joy over the last six years. Studio wizards the Avalanches return after sixteen years (!) to release their sophmore record WILDFLOWER.

With this single, they’ve taken a sweet, little street vocal from 1959 and put it in the spotlight. SIX BOYS IN TROUBLE is an incredible musical testament in its own right — you can hear this kid’s passion and innocence right in his beautiful, spontaneous vocal.

But to sample it and build this song around it? Then cast and create this video? A miraculous acheivement. Even the intro/outro is a stunning bit of filmmaking with strong performances from our little hero and ticket booth worker. No spoilers, just watch it.

A parking garage and fluorescent lighting never felt so romantic.

Those horns and doc style sound design are so wonderful and the Sonny Cheeba rap channels this perfect kind of optimistm. What a vibe. ❤️