It's Definitely a 'Someone Great' rather than a 'North American Scum'. It's nice to see (and hear) that James Murphy has included some of the angst that gave his previous albums that edge over his electro indie rivals. 'I Can Change' (or 'Change' as it has been called in parts of the blogosphere) brings Murphy's lyrics to the foreground to showcase their awesome power to affect. Murphy is not known as a writer of love songs because the definition of a love song confuses people. Songs which are subversive to puppy love, songs which watch The Notebook and don't shed a tear because they know that's not how it goes, those are true love songs. 'I Can Change' is one of those songs.
Lyrics like 'Love is a Murderer' and my personal favourite 'Love is an open book to a verse of your bad poetry' could easily fool even the hardiest of listeners. But the true message of the song comes in the title and chorus 'I Can Change, If it helps you fall in love'. Enjoy.
