Cotton Mather

I'm going to be honest: I only know one song by this band. I never bothered to look further into their work. I was young when I heard it, and all I needed was the "repeat" button, their other work be damned.

The song that I do love, and have today chosen to encourage you to check out, is called Lily Dreams On. The song can probably be classified as powerpop. It's got a mid-era Beatles feel to it, though it is a late 90s song. The entire composition of the song is gorgeous, and it has one of the most wonderful lines of lyric that I've ever heard:

Put down your King James Bible/You don't need no kings

Also, it was placed brilliantly at the conclusion of one of the greatest season finale episodes of one of the greatest shows ever.

Lily Dreams On