Melancholy Monday

Saturday was a lovely day: radiant sunshine, crystalline blue skies, temperatures in the mid-60's. I wore shorts as I helped coach my son's little league baseball team, and a whiff of optimism hung in the air. A mere 36 hours later, however, this is the scene I woke up to:

Nothing like 8-10" of snow to brighten up your St. Patrick's Day! Apparently, this is the third largest March snowstorm on record for the DC region (and the biggest since 1942). Needless to say, the thick blanket of white stuff makes for another Melancholy Monday.

Though today's a bit of a downer, there's reason not to sink into despair. Temperatures should climb back into the 60s within a few days, the official beginning of spring is on the 20th, and most importantly, the NCAA Men's Basketball Tourney gets underway this week (March Madness, baby!).

So my selection for today captures a sense of longing and wistfulness but does so against a backdrop of insistent beats and a propulsive bassline. In other words, it captures a pensive present but hints at better days around the bend. Here is "Blinking Pigs" by Little Dragon.

Little Dragon — "Blinking Pigs"