Anthems usually have huge footprints. They stomp and muscle their way around your iPod like a blind giant. But Dignan Porch's "On a Ride" is one of the tiniest anthem I've ever come across. In fact, you can literally listen to this thing 3 or 4 times before you can complete your average Arcade Fire song. "On a Ride" doesn't have quite the texture or development of GBV's "A Salty Salute (another awesome tiny anthem), but the band wisely choses to start with the song's emotional crescendo. They hold this heightened stance for the remainder of the song: "On a ride, I'll keep you there/All the things I'm dreaming of/Drive until we've had enough/Drove until we're truly loved."
You can buy a 7'' of "On a Ride" from Captured Tracks. Dignan Porch also has their debut LP coming out in March.
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