Wail To God
Ape School's Michael Johnson has a solid indie rock résumé. He was part of … Read Full Bio ↴Ape School's Michael Johnson has a solid indie rock résumé. He was part of the SubPop group Holopaw, played with the Lilys, Kurt Vile, and Human Television, and along the way hooked up with Daedelus, appearing on the stand-out track "Make it So" on his 2008 album Love to Make Music To. This is Johnson's second mostly solo album; it was barely noticed, and his first under the name Ape School. Johnson wraps his catchy songs in a hazy, insulated sound that references neo-psych heroes Mercury Rev and the Flaming Lips, ropes in elements of hip-hop (in the rhythms), shoegaze (the drifting textures are reminiscent at times of the Lilys best work), and oddly enough, a shoestring budget version of stadium dreamers like Coldplay or Keane. The lyrics and vocals don't reach for the back row of the arena,
but the epic sweep and cinematic sound of songs like "My Intention" or "Deathstomp" work to bring the album a larger scope than the average "one dude on a studio album" usually has. If this comparison scares you off, please note that the everyman vocals and carefully crafted arrangements keep the album from becoming an overblown mess. The general sharpness of the hooks (especially in the killer one-two punch of "Wail to God" and "That's Okay" that kicks off the album), the powerful groove of songs like "Be an Encore," and the tender, freaky balladry of "Did What I Did" and "The Underground" make the album well worth investigating for anyone who likes their pop made with a blissfully weird sonic nventiveness..
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Wail To God
Ape School Lyrics


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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

InterACT Supervisor

Sorry I want to leave the lyrics here so I can sing a long, thanks
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WHEN THE WEST SLOWS DOWN I HANG MY HEAD 
BECAUSE THERE AIN'T NOBODY NOWHERE WHO'S THROUGH WITH IT 
GRINGOS IN TOWN FALL DEAD 
AND THEN THERE AIN'T NOBODY NOWHERE WHO'S THROUGH WITH IT 
AIN'T NOBODY NOWHERE WHO KNOWS WHAT TO DO WITH IT 

WHEN WEST TAKES THE HIGH ROAD 
GO LOW ROUTE INSTEAD 
TEAR THEIR ARMS FROM THEIR SIDES 
RIP THEIR EARS FROM THEIR HEADS 
AND BASK IN THEIR PAIN 
RIP THEIR EYES FROM THEIR SOCKETS 
SAIL IN THEIR SORROW 
AND WADE IN THEIR FEAR 

AS THEY WAIL TO GOD, I WAIL TO GOD



All comments from YouTube:

That_Peached_Gamer

I don't know what everyone is complaining about. The song goes pretty well with the video. I like it.

TripleZ

Man, Anthony does such a great job and knows what everything is!

hobocow43

i find it to be great while in an altered state of mind. So DO WATCH IT

iscoandco

For me, it's about a man stepping out of his misery into great happiness by making boobs out of everyone and everything, at least in his own mind. I love it.

David Hodge

While the video makes me question my currently lucidity, that song is damn catchy.

Carlos Medina

I remember watching this video when i was younger and wondered if it was just a dream but nope finally found the video again :)

Wesley Schroeder

I imagine so... if he did, then GODDAMMIT WE NEED MOAR!!

jazsi

great song, amazing video. brilliant

jeremiah b

Bravo, Would love to see something animated with the stoned ape theory of McKenna

Zeno Beatz

who ever creating this was a mind sick genius ....

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