I’ve been craving new music for awhile now, and last night I asked Kelly for suggestions. “The Naked and Famous!” Who am I to argue with an exclamation point? I listened to them, digged them, and downloaded them. Then I did what I always do when I discover kick-ass new music. I went for a walk at 3:30 in the very early morning.
There I was, walking along the mostly empty road, bobbing my head to this song, when a car passes by before slowing to a stop a little ways ahead of me. This is normally not a good sign where I live. I was pretty sure some dudes were going to jump out and stab me or, at the very least, take my iPhone. I had to decide: keep walking or turn tail.
Stereo turns tail for no man! I will die as stubborn and stupid as the day I was born!
I kept walking until I was parallel with the passenger side window. To my immediate relief, there was nothing but a lone elderly gentleman in the car. I started to calm down, but then it occurred to me… what if this old guy was going to murder me? That would be so much worse somehow than being killed by someone my own age. “Oh God, someone help me! A hundred-year-old man is very slowly beating me to death with his walker between long, wheezing gasps for air!”
Well, it turns out he saw me walking alone in the wee hours of the morning and just wanted to offer a ride. I stopped wetting my pants mid stream, thanked him for his kindness, and he was on his way. I was only a block or two from my house, after all.
Where was I? Oh yeah, this band is pretty dang awesome, and you guys should check them out or at least hit play.
I started 2010 with a handful of great new artists and bands on my radar, but this hasn’t been the case with 2011. With a few new songs rattling my headphones, I’m feeling a bit rejuvenated, so I figured I’d ask more people for suggestions.
How about it, Tumblr? What have you been listening to in the new year?
“Punching in a Dream” by The Naked and Famous
The Naked and Famous’ official site, Facebook, and iTunes pages
You can buy Passive Me Aggressive you, the album this song is from, for only $7.99 on iTunes. Not bad for fourteen tracks, Tumblr.
