14
Jul
i’m a boomerang, doesn’t matter how you throw me
(or: july 14’s honey from the hive)
posted at 5:29 am by brandon in sweet you rock and sweet you roll
Gavin DeGraw — “Not Over You” (from Sweeter
The Hive kicks off its second year of life with a request from Sherry Ann, who texted me last week and commanded me to give this song some attention and love. No sweat: DeGraw — a troubadour straight out of the old school, but laced with a funked-up modern sensibility (to say nothing of his hella fine piano chops) — is one of the few real deals to have emerged in the past decade, and though I suspect he faces a tough trudge with this tune — the terrific lead single from his fourth album, due in September — at pop radio, which has all but abandoned melody of late, it’s great to see him bravely fighting the good fight nonetheless.
