Hop Along - Prior Things [Official Audio]

[@smilnknight8223]

I did my 1st kickflip listening 2 this. I dunno if there's an actual correlation but this song is also good as hell

[@mikeymadnez]

I like this. This is good. I will listen to it again. I will suggest to others to listen to this as well.

[@happycamper5012]

I never knew that I needed to hear Frances stretch "road" out to "roh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oad", but it's totally my favorite part of one of my favorite songs of this first half of the year!

[@lostlemuria7867]

Omg this song punched me in the face - but like in a good way

[@IndependenceCityMotoring]

Some of Philly's finest right here...

[@DoggoROOF]

Yip

[@segadreamcast115]

This song means so much to me.

[@NetScourge]

I used to hate this song when I first heard it but now I like it. Crazy how much people change

[@segadreamcast115]

@@NetScourge when I was alone away from home I would listen to this song and think about being held by someone who cared. Now I just want to be alone again.

[@mataschmata]

I love all of her music, old and new. She never lost her charm.

[@abelramirez7320]

This is my favorite song right now

[@alexanderespinoza]

Hyped on the lyrics! It's too easy for people to gloss over the stories she tells.

[@knownunknowns589]

I have to admit, in terms of evincing meaning, some of her lyrics are lost on me, they just don't resonate; but nonetheless, I love finding lyrics which fall outside my norm of interpretation. It's a window into a comparatively alien way of seeing the world, which is both confusing and intruiging.

[@cjtaylor2359]

Known Unkowns great perspective you have there.

[@alexanderespinoza]

Known Unkowns Definitely. Some of her shit is cryptic as fuck, *looks at Get Disowned* but it's fun trying to figure out what the context/meaning is.

[@benbaby100]

Yeah, but not this one, right? It's relatively straightforward and so well done.

[@utm0st]

I think this one might be about a trip, not a person

[@derrickcrump9617]

This song is the sound of finally feeling free

[@joewellman9540]

I’ve never heard a rock song so interestingly and intricately arranged, that is at the same time, so emotionally impactful. Their best work to date

[@burieddagger8064]

I just found out their lead guitarist is the guy from Algernon Cadwallader. They were an emo/math-rock band from the 2010s, insane energy, super intricate songs. I feel like you can definitely hear his influence in this stuff, combined with France's raw emotion and song writing talent

[@paulthepainter2366]

Tbe world needs more

[@Elijah-qx3qn]

Love her voice

[@danielgrootboom9885]

This album blew me the f*** away 🖤

[@benbaby100]

Now this should have a few hundred million views. It's such a pretty song.

[@FF-ch9nr]

Already on my 5th repeat 💖 💕

[@jakubpuawski3875]

best song I've heard this year, love you guys

[@Boglim_Z]

Awesome song

[@jeffg8392]

Coming to Des Moines in August can't wait

[@evanho4538]

Grooves so hard live

[@Schieber1234]

goddamn. this is one of the best songs ever created.

[@Nero7713]

So damn happy I pre-ordered the album. It's looking to be fantastic so far, I can't wait

[@randombjorksong]

this is so fucking gorgeous. i've been listening to bark the whole day and this is still not only ringing true to as being the best song on the album, but probably the second best hop along song i've ever heard. it breaks my heart and uplifts me every time. this is what music is supposed to do.

[@randombjorksong]

also i got tickets for the album release on the 7th and i think i might cry when this plays

[@randombjorksong]

update: I did

[@randombjorksong]

update: listening to this 2 weeks after and still crying.

[@Ollieisskaxxx]

What is your #1song of hop along just curious? Texas funeral? Well dressed?

[@ajconvery489]

SO Much Yes.

[@sarag1005]

Just a few minutes after taking them I realized Hundreds of buzzing flies were all over me I looked up and there you were, reading You were on your own, you were on vacation You were on vacation Vacation means "leave" Means "obliterate all prior things" Here, why don't I try Why don't I try to make you mine? Why is a lack of imagination the crime? Why don't I try Why don't I try to make you mine? Why don't I back you up against this moment? So when you finally go And when you choose to go I resume my little road And nobody needs to know Will know that I ever meant to leave My little lower road I watch the bird feeder out back in my parents' yard The weight of that bluejay The bully steals it all And what must happen in your mind When you create those silences Well never mind, never mind, I don't want to see I know it's got nothing to do with me Here, why don't I try Why don't I try to move aside? I'm still soft, I'm still in my prime Why don't I try Why don't I try to move aside I'm still soft, it's still my time And when you finally go When you choose to go I resume my little road And nobody needs to know Will know that I ever meant to meant to leave My little lower road And when you finally go When you choose to go I resume my little road And nobody needs to know Will know that I was only holding your place on this Your little lower road

[@zizzersoccer]

Sara G it's a lyric video, so...okay.

[@HeartandSoundTN]

We appreciate the effort though keep that same energy

[@felipevega5673]

You would not believe your eyes...

[@jackdandy]

I appreciate the lyrics. Lyric video or not, i still prefer to have it all laid out in front of me.

[@tibetanpoplars]

@@jackdandy same here

[@289cabbagekid7]

I LOVE THIS FRICKING SONG

[@Yetismashes]

This album is great. Lots of great songs on here. I hope we get a few music videos. This last song is on repeat right now.

[@nathanwink3183]

preordered thank you guys for kicking butt still

[@LauraGarcia-gc8lc]

Me encanta ♡

[@celiainsidemusic]

i've been trying to figure out what this one is about.... to me, it's being in love with someone who just kind of sees you as one option they're not sold on (kind of like "Tibetan Pop Stars"!), and that's what makes her their "little lower road" ... and no one will ever know she ever meant to leave it (dare to try & be w/ this person who's seemingly out of her league or of higher status somehow or something) when they inevitably leave -- she saw it coming; she was only holding their place. maybe i just want it to be that. idk, what y'all think?

[@randombjorksong]

i think you're on the same frequency as me on the subject matter. it's a resigning to the fact that this person you love will never be able to meet your needs, nor you theirs. the "they" in this scenario is almost certainly the antagonist in your head, but there needs to be an internalized version of that and not necessarily the reality. you'll keep fucking trying and keep fucking hating yourself over it.

[@juturna12x]

celia inside Little lower road reminds me of literature that says we have a sacred river flowing through us. She follows her unconscious

[@TheIronLadle]

She's tripping and just mentioning the things she's sees during her trip.

[@Cmonkey1980]

I agree with your interpretation. It reminds me of Morrissey's song "The Loop". That she feels her significant other is above her and her significant other treats her that way by being aloof and going "on vacation", so when he/she leaves, she goes to her sad, little lower road which probably makes her significant other happy in some way. But she realizes at the end that she's just holding the place of the significant other on the little lower road, and from the opening line, it seems that maybe psychedelic drugs were the cause of that epiphany.

[@famuel2604]

I think this song is about a relationship with a musician that got her into music, but that they broke up. The album is about an autobiographical return to the songwriter's town and her feelings around it. I think that the person this song is addressing is the same person the previous song 'look of love' was addressed too, who nursed another person (male) until their death, which caused her to summon the songwriter to her home town. From this perspective, this song is not just about the breakup but about regret and guilt, as the songwriter moved on to a career and out of her home town, the person who she started doing it with stayed. The last lines of the song address the songwriter's feeling of being a secret imposter as the person the song was addressed to leaves her. At least that's my reading

[@sital9117]

i work at american eagle and i’ve been trying to find this song for weeksss

[@patcharisma]

Very nice - reminds me of the early Cardigans-Records from the 90's - when they were good... (Pat, Switzerland)

[@juturna12x]

First listen I wasn't too impressed and now a month later and I listen daily

[@bradadrianwilliams9399]

Awesome

[@ashlie1031]

delicious. ❤

[@zowalive]

My little lower road.

[@aisaiahcosey5130]

This is some good fuckin music yo

[@ThatKidOfMusic]

This song is so fucking good

[@labotsirc1238]

Puta el tema qlo bueno, hace rato no me gustaba tanto una banda

[@moodsmcgee8552]

I feel like this about both people being the others second choice and it's very sad.

[@SolidMuse]

[@iameternalsunshine]

I also saw the flies after taking them, I suppose it's a metaphor of staying stagnant in mundane routine.

[@natural_law]

NPR shows snippet music.

[@jakelong7555]

Really like the sound, but I think the lyrics need some work. They're relying a bit too much on stock phrasing and exhausted metaphor. I would like a bit more imagery, or if they are going to use abstractions, they need something concrete to ground it. The lyric "keep him back up against this moment" or some such lyric was really good, because the image of being cornered against an abstraction has sufficient concrete visualization to ground and interpret the abstraction of the moment. I'll probably end up listening to this band anyway because it sounds really good (particularly like the singer's voice), but I think they could stand to improve by refining their writing.

[@curtisw502]

Jake Long People like you don't deserve such good music -here's hoping a Q Tip goes through your brain

[@t4guito]

I think the album Painted Shut has some really good and somewhat direct lyrics. The song "The Knock" comes to mind, look it up. I still love these lyrics too though lol.

[@jakelong7555]

Thanks for the suggestion. Will do. Also, don't get me wrong; the lyrics aren't bad. I'm just saying this genre is largely lyric-centric, so I think they really need to pack a punch. When music utilizes refrain, you get to repeat lyrics quite a bit, which is a convention that demands really good, powerful lyrics that are nuanced and stand up to in-depth analysis. I think some of their lyrics definitely fit that bill, but I think if we're honest here, there are some lines that aren't entirely fresh or surprising. No written work is perfect, of course.

[@Sarah-tu8bf]

This comment and your opinion is hilarious to me.

[@rosenadis6986]

ughh

[@Boglim_Z]

Awesome song

[@ElectricD44]

Just a few minutes after taking them I realized Hundreds of buzzing flies were all over me I looked up and there you were, reading You were on your own, you were on vacation You were on vacation Vacation means "leave" Means "obliterate all prior things" Here, why don't I try Why don't I try to make you mine? Why is a lack of imagination the crime? Why don't I try Why don't I try to make you mine? Why don't I back you up against this moment? So when you finally go And when you choose to go I resume my little road And nobody needs to know Will know that I ever meant to leave My little lower road Road Road Road I watch the bird feeder out back in my parents' yard The weight of that bluejay The bully steals it all And what must happen in your mind When you create those silences? Well never mind, I don't want to see I know it's got nothing to do with me Here, why don't I try Why don't I try to move aside? I'm still soft I'm still in my prime Why don't I try Why don't I try to move aside I'm still soft It's still my time And when you finally go You go, you go You go, you go You go When you choose to go I resume my little road And nobody needs to know Will know, will know Will know Will know that I was only holding your place on this Your little lower road And when you finally go You go, you go You go, you go You go When you choose to go I resume my little road And nobody needs to know Will know, will know Will know Will know that I was only holding your place on this Your little lower road Your little lower road Your little lower road Your little lower road Your little lower road Your little lower road Your little lower road Your little lower road Your little lower road