Blog: Music Fans Mic

I love it when odd time signatures are used in songs. I’m a drummer, so I’m more qualified than most to say that. They often lend music a distinct feel, and the sense is sometimes that a certain song wouldn’t work in a different time signature. Take the new song from Roswell-based ‘lo-fi folk-pop’ act New Animal , for instance. ‘Lift You Up’ is in 5/4 (which just so happens to be my favourite time signature), and it works brilliantly, making sure that the song, which sounds relatively subdued, still has some pep [...]

• NewAnimal - Lift You Up