Nothing Is Wrong

Certain Songs #282: The dB’s – “Nothing is Wrong”

August 15, 2015 by Jim Connelly

Album: Repercussion
Year: 1982

I’ve mentioned The Who as a big influence on The dB’s, which might not seem intuitive to any of you, but I stand by it. The other big influence is, of course, Big Star. To the point where it only made sense that Chris Stamey has curated the Big Star’s Third live performances (the one in L.A. last year was fantastic) over the past few years.

That said, it was Peter Holsapple who wrote my favorite dB’s Big Star songs. Like “Nothing is Wrong,” a slow burner that comes across like a lost Chris Bell song.

Certain Songs #279: Dawes – “Time Spent in Los Angeles”

August 12, 2015 by Jim Connelly

Album: Nothing is Wrong
Year: 2011

I know why some of you are snickering. Not because of the quality of this particular song, but because of the infamous Dawes Meme that took root in the A.V. Club a few years ago.

For those of you who have no idea what I’m talking about, a quick bit of backstory. A few days before Nothing is Wrong came out, the A.V. Club posted a short Newswire by Steven Hyden piece called “We love the new Dawes album and here’s why you should, too!” It was a short piece praising the new record and linked to a promotional video.