The Early Warnings somehow made a typically overcast day in Seattle seem upbeat and even joyful in its video for “Waste Away.” The song is an unabashed celebration of the little things in life that we’re told are a waste of time but are essential to our well being in a way that can’t be quantified in monetary terms. In fact, the lyrics in the song eschews commercial considerations and focuses on the experiences that we can share and embrace “wasting away” with friends doing the things that make everyday life not seem so drab or something to be endured. An important thing to remember at a time in American culture when most people are overworked and our priorities have been insidiously warped into tricking us into putting all our time in making ourselves “useful” to the economy for the sake of the economy and not make the economy serve us and liberate us to pursue and explore the things that give life meaning and a proper context and to enjoy it with the people we love. Without plenty of that no business matters. Quality of life does, the environment and other weighty issues do, but without the ability to nourish your spirit everything gets to be a real drag really quickly. Watch the video on YouTube of the band frolicking about in the Pacific Northwest including some choice footage of Gas Works Park in Seattle.
Queen City Sounds and Art 
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