Jailbox - Bird Rib
posted 03 Sep 2018 by Krister Axel
A folk-inspired acoustic guitar along with a classic roots-band sound and some creative harmonies make this a bittersweet and lulling aural retrospective.

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This one is a slow burn, and a real thinker. It's got that Elliott Smith way of lining up the affect with the emotion: the melancholic song delivered with pathos. But there is also something to the lyrics that feels cryptic, with a fluency between subjects:

“How to feel the way I felt
before you knew what I know now”— Jailbox

'Melting you into me' is a staple of relationships both codependent and less so, and because of that this song stands in well as an all-purpose anthem to the mysteries of personal relationships, and that vague feeling of wishing you could turn back the clock. A folk-inspired acoustic guitar along with a classic roots-band sound and some creative harmonies make this a bittersweet and lulling aural retrospective.

Jailbox is a folky Shoegaze band from Missouri. This song is featured on our Rainy Day playlist.

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Krister Bjornson Axel

Ogdensburg, New York

Paris, France. Madison, Wisconsin. Los Angeles. Ashland, Oregon. Ottawa. I write music, I write about music, and I write code. See also: photography, prose, podcasting. I have 1 gorgeous wife, 2 amazing kids, and many interests.


Recent Awards: 2020 ND (Photo) Honorable Mention, 2020 Accenti Writing Contest Finalist