The Clean are personable veterans who still sell their own merch and engage the audience in idle conversation, but their songs are weighty, if not outright dark.

Today’s Song of the Day is “Ever Falling in Love,” a slow-burning track from Times New Viking.

Memorial Day may have been the laziest day of the year. Between the searing heat, the oppressive humidity and the collective day off of work, the population of D.C. had moved to a pace that was sluggish at best. Times New Viking might as well have rolled their eyes at the climate conditions.

It’s not terribly clear that Deerhunter’s decision to play D.C. on election night was a good one. Oh sure, once the show ended, the Atlanta quintet (of very vocal Obama supporters) had the opportunity to partake in the historic celebrations invading U Street just like the rest of the city. But unlike their visit to the Black Cat Backstage last year, the audience had ample breathing room and filled up maybe a third of the…