If this website has done anything for me so far, it's that I've realized that for a guy who hates nonsense lyrics, I listen to a lot of music that has nonsense lyrics. I guess it's inescapable. Not everyone can write tales into their songs like The Boss (and I'm sure someone is going to say "And Decemberists!" and then I'll vomit). It's teaching me to appreciate them, though, and I think this song perfectly demonstrates what can be accomplished with nonsense lyrics.

In an interview with Pitchfork, Tapes 'n Tapes singer/guitarist Josh Grier said...

Pitchfork: Aside from Ben Affleck, what inspires you to write songs?

JG: [laughs] That's tough, Ben Affleck's really quite an inspiration.

Pitchfork: Well, he's so versatile...

JG: It's more his pompadour. I don't know. Generally, I'll just sit around and play guitar, and I definitely try to come up with music first, and then after I have a core idea of how I want the song to sound, I'll start forming the words. And I definitely say it's more like words than lyrics. I don't fancy myself as a poet or really articulate. But writing lyrics, I'll kind of mumble stuff when we sing, in the sound of where the words should go, and form words that would fit in there, and hopefully don't sound totally idiotic. The whole idea is to have words that don't detract from the music, but hopefully will enhance it.

I respect that. Despite my hatred of nonsense lyrics (and my creeping appreciation for them), I can dig it, because Insistor is such an over-the-top song (complete with vocals and a vibe that remind me a lot of Pixies) and the semi-nonsense lyrics are perfect for it. I don't know why this guy will be a badger, or how someone can be someone's bail bond, or what the hell Kelly has to do with anything, and is she sleeping with a logger? Why's she gotta hold her water? What's going on!

I don't care!

This song is fun to rock out to while driving down the street, smoking a cigarette all cool and hipster looking.