Land Of Talk - Speak To Me Bones

Spending the beforenoon towed to a small pier on the Nile I make myself comfortable in the shadow, opposite to ancient tombs and old fashioned sailing boats. Palms and desert as background and cause for an "out-of-place" and "time-stands-still" mood.
Hope Sandoval's voice tires to fade into me and Jeanette Winterson tells a story about a couple lost at sea. The sun burns there and here but as they are dying from thirst I'm sipping iced tea.
I put Mazzy Star on full volume but still they stand no chance against the memory of another song stuck in my head. The intense pleading of Land Of Talk's opening track to their "Applause Cheer Boo Hiss" EP. Even though I can't remember the words it's its intensity and desperation, as opposed to and unlike the vocals on the other tracks, that makes the vocal lines so memorable. Building up its vigor the song feeds you with words here and there outside a greater context and finally errupts into the ultimate question "what about now?" which will follow you for the rest of the day demanding an answer whenever inappropriate.
Seeing them live just recently taught me they're Canadian which actually surprised me. Compared to its enormous size the musical or artistic output in general is rather small and most often watered-down versions of the art and music of their south-of-the-border neighbours. But once in a while something canadian comes up that is so not american or british or swedish that compensates for all the waiting.

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