Day 3 (March 22): Shake Shake Go - We Are Now

I feel like there's a theme setting in here with these daily songs. In times of terrifying global pandemics, picking out new, artsy tunes seems like a chore. Who wants to be challenged in that way, when the entire world is one great big challenge anyway?

So here we are, with three comfort food songs on the bounce. This one's actually a band new to me - Shake Shake Go, an indie-pop band whose name sounds an awful lot like a Black Keys song. 'We Are Now' is the perfect kind of ear-soothing poptimism to spice up those long days spent almost entirely indoors, and those unseasonably cold spring nights.

I think that solid, pleasant music like this has a place in the world, even if it's destined for a scathing Pitchfork review and the scepticism of indie kid Redditors. It's like how 'Left Hand Free' is absolutely nowhere near Alt-J's best song, but, secretly, in spite of its lack of musical and lyrical complexity, I think that it's pretty catchy. Perhaps I should be less of a music snob, though that sounds like a lot of effort. Might not bother just yet.