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Love at first sight is something I believe in. If you were to ask me if it can happen, I would answer “yes, yes indeed.” After all, that’s what happened to me almost thirteen years ago when I laid eyes on my girlfriend for the first time. It can happen just about any time, too, as I was dating someone else when we met. That’s a whole other story in and about itself.

My point is that instant flashes which generate long-lasting affection are possible. And I have the feeling that is what happened by being introduced to Spygirl. How lucky I am to be the kind of music geek who spends his time looking for music on the Internet and writing a music blog, because I would have probably never been acquainted with Today, a magnificent song from their second LP Pieces Of Evidence.

Today is a beautiful arrangement of instrumentation, as the six-piece from Vancouver succeeded in putting together a track of luscious, sighing drama of captivating poignancy, effortlessly sidestepping any tacky pratfalls which many similar artists unwittingly tumble into. The song needs little more than a homesick set of piano chords to set the tone, only to carefully unfold its inculpable arrangements with sure-handed patience. Everything from the glossy guitars to the earthy drumwork and the yielding keys inflect a wistful urge which the band unfurls gently and passionately. But it is lead vocalist Koralee Tonack’s voice which is the featured attraction on Today; it’s rich and it’s confident, yet marked with currents of frailty which shiver through her performance, taking it out of the realm of diva bombast and keeping it in a relatable, human range.

And had I been not acquainted with it, how sad my life would have been without me ever knowing it.

MP3: Spygirl - Today

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