I go crawling back to the city I love, ’cause it’s already taken everything

This toe-tapping song sparkles effervescently, with just the smallest hint of a western Texas twang. It’s peppered liberally with fantastic handclappy percussion (it kicks into full glory about 1:15 in) that reminds me of my favorite Simon & Garfunkel moments — or actually, Art and Paul with a fresh twist, like the Local Natives playing the backyard. It’s also thoroughly drenched in golden ’60s summer surfing harmonies.

After listening to it a handful of times, I was already singing along.

“I counted twenty-seven birds up there today; I’m thinking that’s why I still love it here, I’m thinking that’s why I still love it here….”

Coney Island – Good Old War

Good Old War is a trio from Pennsylvania, and this track is off their 2008 album Only Way To Be Alone. A few folks have written to me, urging me to take a listen, including one fella who breathlessly declared it his favorite album of the summer, maybe the year. Okay, I’ll happily bite, if this is a sample of what’s to come.

GOOD OLD WAR – FALL TOUR
w/ The Honorary Title & Cory Branan

Aug 26 – Charlotte, NC @ The Milestone
Aug 27 – W.Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern
Aug 31 – Tallahassee, FL @ Big Daddy’s
Sep 02 – Little Rock, AR @ Sticky Fingers
Sep 05 – Tulsa, OK @ Marquee
Sep 06 – Dallas, TX @ The Prophet Bar
Sep 07 – Shreveport, LA @ 516 Soundstage
Sep 08 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
Sep 09 – Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
Sep 11 – San Diego, CA @ Epicentre
Sep 12 – Los Angeles, CA @ Knitting Factory
Sep 13 – San Francisco,CA @ Bottom of the Hill
Sep 14 – Orangevale, CA @ The Boardwalk
Sep 16 – Seattle, WA @ Studio 7
Sep 18 – Boise, ID @ The Venue
Sep 19 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Avalon Theater
Sep 20 – Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
Sep 22 – Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck
Sep 24 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock
Sep 25 – Dekalb, IL @ House Cafe
Sep 26 – Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s
Sep 27 – Covington, KY @ The Mad Hatter
Sep 29 – Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot
Oct 02 – Harrisburg, PA @ Whittaker Center
Oct 03 – Allston, MA @ Harpers Ferry
Oct 04 Rockville Center, NY @ The Vibe Lounge
Oct 06 Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s

[thanks Joe for the tip, song originally posted over at Tympanogram]