This probably isn't the best explanation of why it's 6/8 and not 3/4, but it's how I understand it. With this song, if you count:
1-2-3-1-2-3-kick-2-3-snare-2-3
it doesn't feel like it resolves right with the kick/snare pattern. You could force it into a 3/4 count like:
1-and-2-and-3-and-kick-and-2-snare-3-and
but then the emphasis on the "and" beat with the snare just feels sort of wrong. When you count it out as 6/8, then it feels like it resolves correctly because it puts the kick on the downbeat:
1-2-3-4-5-6-kick-2-3-snare-5-6
[edit]also, @pgathriller - I love the song, a lot of nice tension and release!
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