Flavor of the Biweek III

Heartbeat - Kopecky Family Band : Go to the Park

Sometimes, a fun thing to do is be self-indulgently miserable. In autumn, a world in the process of dying makes depression both easy and satisfying. However, there comes a time when that whole "this beautiful grey atmosphere reflects my beautiful grey soul" thing gets fucking annoying, and you need to stop brooding, already. It doesn't make you deep. Enter  the Kopecky Family Band. Hailing from Nashville, Tennessee, the Kopecky Family Band recently released their first full-length album, "Kids Raising Kids," and you should go listen to it, because who doesn't have love for Nashville? I know I do--southern accents get me every time. Not to mention the very reason I clicked on this video in the first place, which is the word "Kopecky." Kopecky! It's fun to say and hear. My inability to resist bobbing my shoulders up and down to the baseline of "Heartbeat" informed me that it is this week's antidote for autumn's inherent seriousness--because when bobbing is involved, things can't be taken too seriously. So go to the park, find some flowers that have made it this far without shriveling up, take off your shoes, feel that grass between your little toes, listen to this happy song and remember that pessimism doesn't equal profoundness.

-   Beast