The day that "Tsunami" by Told Slant was released, I was in desperate need to have someone tell me "Isn't this silly and aren't you beautiful." So I replayed the video constantly for a day, until I gained the energy to actually want to go outside. Before this song was released, my favorite song by Told Slant was "In San Francisco" off the first record, Still Water (which you can download for free on Bandcamp). Now it's a close second, but who knows what my favorite will be once Going By is out (due June 17 on Double Double Whammy). [...]