(To clarify, I mean the band, not the vehicle).
I don’t know what it is, but that band just seems to describe my life. Their albums are so half-and-half – sometimes you get the most ridiculously happy, cheerful songs that can brighten your day when you hear them, like “Hey Soul Sister” and “50 Ways To Say Goodbye”. Sometimes you get the songs where you can tell there’s a real story behind them – and probably not a happy one – like “Drops of Jupiter”.
I haven’t heard a song of theirs that I don’t like yet. There are some that I like, and some that I absolutely adore – I want “Hey Soul Sister” and “Marry Me” played when I get married – but I’ve yet to find one that I dislike. I love how personal they are – none of their songs are repetitive, and they don’t have that irritating “Boom-boom” beat, or autotuned meaningless lyrics – you can tell that every song is about someone, or some event that has happened, and more often that not you can relate to that. The variety of instruments – I mean, they helped re-introduce the ukulele to mainstream music, they use a Mariachi band in one of their songs, and sometimes they stick with the traditional guitar and drums, and every song they sing works. It just all works together.
I suppose there’s also a personal reason for why I like them so much – they’re “our” band. Yes, me and my fiance have a band, and that band is Train. We play and sing the songs to each other when we’re apart – like now, when we can only properly communicate via webcam chat, so we give each other mini concerts, and Train is often a popular choice – he usually chooses “Hey Soul Sister”, and my personal preference to perform is “Marry Me”. Every time I hear a Train song; whether that’s on the radio, or in a TV advert, or just because I’ve got them on my computer and like to listen to it to chill out, I think of him and it never fails to make me smile. Train plays a big part in keeping me sane while I’m away from him, which is why I can’t wait to go and see them in February.
the life of a moomin 