Let’s take a quick hiatus from fall. Though the pumpkin spice is scrumptious and the sweater weather is a true delight, good moods call for sunny songs. I’m in a good mood, and “Tangerine” by the Brook and the Bluff is blue sky bliss. 

Think of a time when you were absolutely content — when your mind was a freshly-pruned garden in full bloom, when your body felt light enough to blow away in a breeze. Is that moment tied to a place? A person?  

When you’re overwhelmed with studying for exams or exhausted after a full day of work, do you think back to that moment? The anxiety slips away as the edges of the present blur, your consciousness crawls back to contentment.  

“So, stay with me /

It’s all I need /

My tangerine / 

Like oxygen to me.”

Listening to “Tangerine” is like how sticking an orange slice in your mouth forces you to smile. The groovy guitar, the keyboard and the vocal harmonies feel like sunshine. So take a break from the rain, put on your sunglasses and slide into tranquility.