Nashville indie rock trio Paper Route released the music video for their new song, "You And I," the second single from their upcoming long awaited self-released sophomore album, "The Peace of Wild Things," would be released on September 11. The three-piece have become known for their blend of infectious beats, larger than life melodies and soaring choruses; this collection is worth the wait for Paper Route fans and will serve as a breath of fresh air for music fans."You And I," like most Paper Route songs, is built around a beat. "Drums are a huge part of the Paper Route songwriting process," says vocalist J.T. Daly. "We tend to write like a hip hop band almost. It's all about beat placement." It's extremely well-produced and slightly addictive. A far cry from my typical listening habits, but the unique electronic elements and spot-on vocals are too good to pass up. "You and I," is a heartfelt anthem that delivers hazy synthesizers, a chunky rhythm section and inspirational words.
No, it's not like the Lady Gaga song of the same name. It's synthy and very '80s. It could have easily lived on the soundtrack of a John Hughes film. While "The Peace of Wild Things" lyrically chronicles specific experiences of soul-crushing disillusionment and a fractured sense of faith and wonder down to the minute particulars, its creators presume - very much in the traditions of Romantic poetry and '80s New Wave – that creatively fixating on the local, the achingly personal even, is probably the surest path to the universal.
Shot in a black-and-white world of years passed, "You and I" has the Nashville-based band on a rescue mission. Daly's subconscious, it seems, leans towards the film-noir side. "I get to punch someone, ride a motorcycle, and I get the girl," he says. The female in the video wants Daly to give her his heart. He's apprehensive and falls asleep dreaming about her request. He battles these shadowed figures who are trying to "kill" her. The shadowed figure are actually Daly preventing himself from giving her his heart. After saving the female, he concedes and gives his heart to her, only to have her shoot his heart. He wakes up from his dream still undecided.
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