Today’s Song of the Day is “I Wish I Was” by the The Avett Brothers.
This one was a happy accident for me. When I was building Sunset on the Side, my thumb mistakenly added it but I gave it a listen anyway.
I love the Avett Brothers, but had never actually heard this one. And yesterday, on my Sunday afternoon walk, I heard it in the kind of way that made it a song of the day. It’s about as sing-songy as a track can get, and it starts out with a cool little lead-in breath that adds to its folkiness. The perfect song for a walk.
The lyrics sell this one—they’re quirky like a love song should be, but they have an abruptness to them that really makes the song pop. Plus I like a song that avoids the “I love you” mantra all throughout, and this one avoids it until the very end.
It’s a playful tune by a very talented band. The acoustic guitar and banjo sits very comfortably in the recording space and it sounds just like a live recording of a folk band should sound.
Check it out if you haven’t heard it!
