2000 Great Songs #1422: The Kirwan Song
I really enjoy the music of Swedish indie act The Amazing , who have about a half-dozen albums blending mellow psychedelia, dream pop, and freak folk. Of course, such music is better suited to quiet backdrops for a lazy weekend morning or settling evening dusk than to active listening, so it's hard for me to pick out specific songs for attention. But I do love "The Kirwan Song," the opening track on their eponymous 2009 debut. As the title suggests, the track is a tribute of sorts to former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Danny Kirwan, based around the music from his gorgeous instrumental "Sunny Side Of Heaven" (off 1972's Bare Trees , his final appearance with the band), with hushed vocals wafting above. Of course, even without that context, it's a beautiful soundscape, a fine excuse to get lost in some ambient psychedelic pop for six and a half minutes. While we're here, here's Kirwan's "Sunny Side Of Heaven": See the entire Top 2000 to...
