Pick four songs from any band and you can tell a lot about their sound. This summer, I’m featuring #RockBlocks, four picks from bands across various genres. They might be wildly different from each other, but what binds them together is the fact that they’re all a part of my life soundtrack.
Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me was electric. There was a hop in the band’s step during this period, which resulted in a prolific treasure trove of songs that could’ve been enough for two full-length albums. It bore the band’s most popular song “Just Like Heaven” and also classics like “Why Can’t I Be You? and “Hot Hot Hot!!!”. But with “Catch”, the band wrote and recorded one of their most beloved songs among its loyal fanbase.
“Catch” showed a sleepy, yet whimsical side to the band that they explored only sparingly throughout their career. It was far lighter than the band’s dark goth roots. But its musical and lyrical undercurrents still felt core to the band’s identity, something that can’t be said of overly happy songs like “Friday I’m in Love”. “Catch” showcased the band’s sense of humor, that even in rejection you can still sorta laugh it off and not take yourself too seriously.
“Yes, I sometimes even tried to catch her, but never even caught her name.”