[mp3] Indisputable proof of you.

Velocity Girl - "The All-Consumer" (mp3)

One of those bands spoken of breathlessly by indiepop kids and mostly unknown elsewhere. The story in "The All-Consumer" is pretty complex-- enough that even though this song still makes me feel wistful every time I hear it, I've never unpacked the lyrics thoroughly enough to connect it with any breakup from my own life. It's just like that.

What I love, though, is the twin lead vocals, with both Archie Moore and Sarah Shannon having a few phrases that they sing separately, but not in a "Don't You Want Me" he-said-she-said way; the song is about a couple agreeing on what's wrong, not reeling off parallel irreconciliable lists of complaints.

[food/drink] Altoids Sour Chewing Gum - Apple

The Altoids mint gum is patently from the future-- featureless white ovoids that, if you breathe through your nose at all while chewing them, make you feel like your sinuses are illuminated by some kind of alien super-flavor technology. The coworker who introduced me to it was up to two pieces at a time by the end of his first tin.

For some reason, the apple gum has a different texture; the first time you bite into it, it breaks into three or four pieces in sort of a wet, crumbly way. Ick. The sourness is as devastating as I hoped, but with my tongue burnt from a tea mishap last night, that turned out to be excruciatingly painful. Verdict: mixed.