Ambulance LTD “Anecdote” (Best of the Decade)
Although the band was short lived, Brooklyn’s Ambulance LTD managed to release one of my all time favorite songs in 2004. “Anecdote” was a hidden gem on LP—the band’s only full length record—and it was never even officially considered a “single.” Regardless, “Anecdote” is a perfect pop song. It carries a sentiment of loneliness with elegance, and manages an insanely catchy piano hook without ever sounding like top-ten fluff. In short, it is exactly what most of indie rock aspires to be, but never attains: intelligence without pretension and sugar without the toothache. It wasn’t much of a surprise to me to find out that one of the band’s founders was current Dirty Projector Dave Longstreth, whose Midas touch similarly turned this year’s Bitte Orca into gold. I have no idea what part, if any, Longstreth had in “Anecdote,” but regardless, whoever crafted that song knew exactly what they were doing. Ambulance LTD recently re-formed, sans the band’s founders Longstreth and Michael Di Liberto, and I am extremely curious to see if the current incarnation of the band can hold a candle to the old.
Ambulance LTD “Anecdote” (mp3)
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Def a great song, a mixtape classic for sure.
here’s more info as to why their new LP (produced by john cale no less) has been held up going under. a shame really as the demos on their myspace sound really good..
This is a great song and is the first one to really grab your attention on the album. To say the song is a hidden gem on the album is an insult. The entire album is a masterpiece and IMO is one of the best albums ever made.
The man who composed/wrote Anecdote is Ambulance’s lead guitarist and singer Marcus Congleton, the only remaining member of the band.