Alone, jealous, and stoned in a college dorm.
Day in and day out blogs champion lesser known, not yet signed bands on some Zach Braff [via Natalie Portman of course] "this band will change your life" type shit. It's hard to keep up, but every now and then you press play and you're glad you did. Take Vampire Weekend, for example, a group of Columbia grads, gaining some notoriety over at Stereogum:
"...but these are indie-pop gems of a different cut, pulling on the world music bend of Paul Simon's Graceland and late Talking Heads, wrapped in literary barbs and ample alliteration ("all your diction dripping with disdain," for one)...VMPRWKND cite African bands like Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Kanda Bongo Man as pull points..."
I agree. I'm digging what I am hearing. No suprise here. Do the indie-pop thing correctly and I'll listen without prejudice.
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