Said The Whale take the straightforward rock route in "I Love You."
Not to start with a pun, but Vancouver's indie pop darlings Said The Whale have already made a splash in Canada, what with winning a JUNO Award for New Group Of The Year in 2011 and chronicling their attempts to cross the border in a documentary titled "Winning America." And even if it's taken a few years for the States to get hooked on Said The Whale (last whale pun, PROMISE), co-founder Tyler Bancroft doesn't seem terribly concerned about that anymore, telling Consequence Of Sound, "This time I went into the writing process with mindset of ‘F*** everything, I’m just going to write what makes me happy.'" Fortunately, Bancroft's latest output, a power-pop rockin' banger called "I Love You," should do just that.
Listen to Said The Whale's "I Love You" after the jump.
The track, from the band's upcoming I Love You EP, marks a distinct transition from last year's Little Mountain; instead of Wes Anderson-friendly keyboard n' tambourine ballads, Said The Whale have traded in their academic knitted caps for some post-collegiate, look-you-in-the-eye rock n' roll. Opening with punchy electric guitar, "I Love You" transitions into a full siren-sounding chorus breakdown ("You got it wrong but I love you/ You're kinda rough but I love you/ we got along and I love you/ You know, you know, you know I love you") that heavily channels The Knack's "My Sharona." Seriously, we almost did the "Reality Bites" dance. You know the one we mean.
Look out for Said The Whale's I Love You EP when it drops June 18 on Hidden Pony/Caroline Records.
