From The Opposite Shore

Big Dipper “Loch Ness Monster” – The conceit of this song is very thin, but I think that’s half the point, and that we’re meant to see right through the character’s flimsy metaphor for his obsession with some elusive woman. The song and the character are not full-on creepy, but there’s certainly an indication that the protagonist is being a bit pathetic, and that he’s sinking too much of himself into a pursuit he understands to be futile. Big Dipper pull off a rather delicate balance here, with the humor of the song coming with an equal measure of bittersweet emotion, keeping the piece from getting either overly goofy or too serious and intense. (Click here to buy it from Merge.)