bronchitis is the pits

So I've been suffering from a nasty bout of bronchitis/a-cold-that-has-turned-into-bronchitis over the past two weeks, hence my decreased inclination to search out new tunes and post about said tunes.

Today my boss asked me to leave work early because my walrus cough was disturbing my co-workers (jokes, but she really did tell me to go home.) Annnnnnyway, I tried to take a nap but I couldn't sleep without enduring a wicked coughing fit, so I ventured onto one of my favourite music blogs, chromewaves. I like Frank; because once and a while he introduces me to a new band I fall in love with, though generally after the band has played a show in Toronto, which is often a kick in the pants if you ask me. This is the case with Frightened Rabbit. They're a band from Scotland who started as a one-man outfit around 2003 and grew to include two other members but didn't go public until a few years later - says their bio. They're fucking awesome, plain and simple. Who wouldn't love a band who says:

You won't find love in a hole/it takes more than fucking someone to keep yourself warm.

I'm drunk, I'm drunk/And you're probably on pills/If we've both got the same diseases it's irrelevant, Girl.

Now, someone may find these lyrics to be slightly off-putting, but I'm struck by their honesty and realness (realness probably isn't a real word and my writing lab teacher would probably die if she saw I published something with the word "realness" in it but what the hell). Despite the clever and albeit dark lyrics, the music is warm and uplifting. I was trying to think of the best way to describe the album and all I could come up with was that it's the kind of music you wish had arms and was able to pick you up and press you against it's warm chest and let you snuggle in its beard. Basically it makes me feel warm and fuzzy and happy all over. I love every single track off Midnight Organ Fight. Literally, EVERY. SINGLE. TRACK.

Standouts:

"Backwards Walk" - I love the line that says: You're the shit and I'm knee-deep in it.
"Keep yourself warm" - This is the one I quoted above.
"The Twist" - Again. Honest, honest lyrics.
"The Modern Leper" - Possibly my favourite

Seriously, I could list every single track. Each time another one comes on my iTunes while I write this I want to add it.

Check them out and buy their album. PLEASE. (if anyone besides Jason actually reads this).
I want them to come back to Toronto again. So do it for me, not the band.

With instant love like this on the first two listens I would say that Midnight Organ Fight rivals my pick of TVOTR's Dear Science as best album of the year.

I'm in serious fucking music love right now.

i've been busy and ill

and maybe a little lazy. new post coming as soon as i can muster the gumption to search the net for some new tunes.

"i'm bored, you're amorous"

(HA! the story of my life.)

So I've been lazy. I'm not sure why. I didn't have a particularly busy week, by normal standards. I think I just didn't find anything that I felt inspired to write about, until now... dun, dun, duuuuuuuuuuuun. Okay, that was sorta lame. But so am I.

Dear and the Headlights are a band from Phoenix, AZ. I don't really know too much about them, besides what I found on wiki. My Internet friend (who really lives down the street from me - i know. i don't get it either. i think he's afraid that my sweetness (and my boobs) might compromise his current relationship. both are pretty irresistible if you ask me) recommended the band to me when we were convinced that we'd never find anything that we could both categorize as "good shit".

Drunk Like Bible Times dropped Sept. 30th and I really hope it gains some steam. As far as I'm concerned it marries what's best about britpop and indie-rock quite charmingly. A few songs remind me a bit of The Kooks, but the first Kooks album, not the second.

"I'm not crying. You're not crying, Are you?" is the first single and one of the best tunes on the record. It's a toe-tapping rock song for sure. I'm sure I'll be bouncing to this one on the subway come Monday morning.

"Flowers for My Brain" is another favourite. I love the lyrical phrasing, particularly in the beginning. The swell, mid-way through the song, is pretty sweet too. I wish I could find it online somewhere. Dig it up if you can.

"I Know" is also a favourite. I'm a fan of the drums. It almost feels like two songs, really. And again, it's a toe-tapper.

Overall, the album is solid. I've been listening to it non-stop for the past few days. I hope they find their way North to Toronto. I have a feeling it'd be a solid live show.