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Riff: Protomartyr – “Why Does it Shake?”

Oct 12, 2015

Why does it shake? (The body, the body, the body, the body, the body, the body)/Why does it move? (The fear, the fear, the fear, the fear, the fear, the fear, the fear)

from Why Does it Shake? lyrics by Protomartyr

The mid-track tempo change, building walls of not-quite-full-blown noise, never quite cresting, and Casey’s artificial vocal “delay” help spell out his lethal angst. He can’t fall victim to the “false happiness…on the rise” due to his worries. Anyone with family histories of disease, or even a WebMD history and a side of hypochondria can relate; [LISTEN].

Riff by Karl Ernest

Karl is a Seattle-based musician and writer at SONGLYRICS; a veteran of both east and west-coast scenes, he has performed with the likes of The Ying Yang Twins, David Arquette, Wynton Marsalis, among others. But he's no stranger to seedy dives or house shows, either.

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