19 June, 2024

Summer Solstice - Summer 2024 - Day 19 - The Amps


Day 19 - The Amps



It's Day 19 on the Summer 2024 Song Solstice, and today's feature is a punk-inspired rock track by the short-lived Kim Deal outing called
The Amps. Come along for the flight, would ya?

I can't remember how I first heard The Amps, I just knew that Kim Deal did a thing and I was incredibly happy to find a used copy of the one album that existed of that thing when I was bin picking back in the late 90s. “Tipp City” was the lone single from that album, titled “Pacer”, and then The Amps became like a firework, exploding in sparks of color for a moment and then fading into 1995's music history. Personally, I think The Amps was kind of like the Breeders and Pixies had a baby, and that baby created some great tracks, one of them being today’s feature, “I Am Decided”.


The album cover for Pacer


This track is a fun little ditty that just goes well with the vibe of a summer drive down the road in a convertible with the top down, the tape deck blasting while everyone is chill and vibing out as they're driven by their buddy to wherever he decides they'll end up. It's a wall of guitars and bass, the drums keeping the pace while Kim's vocals hang in the din, adding the color and shape to the sound. I can just sit, close my eyes, and move along with the crew, feeling the lift-off within me as we make our way through the countryside. I like that a lot.



It's a simple, straight alternative rock track that doesn't need to be more than what it is: a fun track with summer vibes. And that's why, as you can see, this is how I best relate to the song. Lyrically, I swear half the lyrics many lyric sites cite seem off, and I wish I could just isolate the vocal so I can listen closer and get a more definitive lyric. LOL (Plus, the booklet is MIA and I can't remember if it had any lyrics in it anyway.) Because of this, I won't be including them after the YouTube video/audio clip. Perhaps you can figure those lines out (if you do, let me know). For now, I'm going to chill in the convertible and let the track wash over me. I hope you do the same and it gives you a smile.









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I'm not being paid by them to write this. I'm not a journalist or anything. I just love music.






(Published on 9th November 2024, Backdated to 19th June 2024)