Saturday, January 7, 2012

Rant: Cute, Marketable, Radio-ready

There is something very pop-punky about the new wave of adorably catchy indie-rock bands that have surfaced over the past couple years (Two Door Cinema Club, Naked and Famous, Walk the Moon, etc.). Perhaps it's their utter desperation to form a melody that will stick in your head, or their incredibly predicable song structures, but to me it seems these indie darlings are just a couple of the countless pop punk bands from the early 2000s, but now they are dressed in cardigans, have big glasses, and attend art school. If you are into music that seeks catchiness whilst ignore nearly every other aspect of song then these bands are you! However, I am not about to praise a song which contains a chorus consisting of "Do you want it? Do you want it? Do you want it all?" Then again, if you are into tunes that can help sell apple products or sound great blaring over the speakers of your local urban outfitters, then I invite you to listen to the toe tapping track below.

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