I was raised to bleed blue. The LA Dodgers, the BYU Cougars, & IBM. Even though it's been years since my old man retired from the company after three decades of honest labor, I feel proud to have ever been even loosely affiliated. This video encapsulates the American dream, and paints our capitalistic society in a good light. And the best part is, this is 13 solid minutes of a little thing they call advertising. Very well done.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Animal Bands
Any music fan would agree that the last few years of the folk revival have seen come with it an influx of what I like to call "Animal Bands." I'm not sure if this goes hand-in-hand with the green, Whole Foods/Trader Joes, all-natural movement, or if it's just the trend du jour of the hipsters, but there are almost no good animal names left for bands. If one were to start a new band tomorrow, they would be hard pressed to come up with a name cooler than Fleet Foxes, per se. Beards & Animal Bands, my friends.
Since I'm just now writing about it, I'm sure this trend is on its way out. The pendulum swing is departing the return to analog, and picking up speed heading back to digital – what's next, robot bands with beards?
Here's my list of current Animal Bands that are killing it. I admittedly enjoy most of the groups listed below - have I missed any?
- Animal Collective
- Fleet Foxes
- Grizzly Bear
- Deerhunter
- Deer Tick
- Band of Horses
- Caribou
- Tame Impala
- Frightened Rabbit
- Panda Bear (from Animal Collective, no less)
- Wolf Parade
- Sea Wolf
- Phoenix
- Gorillaz (doesn't quite fit the same mold as the rest...but still animalistic)
Honorable Mentions: (Less Animal-y and more Naturaleza)
- Neon Indian
- Neon Trees
- Blitzen Trapper (Wild Mountain Nation)
Here's one of my favorite songs from the past year or so by Animal Collective. I admit it took time for this track to grow on me, but then one day on the R Train, it hit me like a wave of perfection. Enjoy.
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