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I'M SO LONELY!


Posted by Hartley On Mar 16, 2008

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What a looooong weekend it has been. Not only did bossman Lyle leave the BRM all to my lonesomes, but my lady did as well. I've learned many a thing when basically your life is gutted of its substance all for a Stereogum day party and a band called "Fleet Foxes." Really important lessons like, how much of a cliche it is to be eating take-out every night at home, instead of restaurant meals when your lady is away on business. At least, I wasn't eating chinese food, and when I was at least it wasn't packed in fold-up boxes with pictures of red dragons on each side (god forbid). I've also learned that it really does take a subterenean effort, a full-3-day submergence into the world of The Wire to fully comprehend the incredible sangfroid of the best "urban" programming on the HoBO since Oz. It also takes about 3 days to understand the plot; but 'tevs, I totally get it now.

But look, not to get too Owen Wilson here. I would literally pull an "Owen Wilson" before I'd be forced to eat ice pops all day long listening to Yeasyaer at like noon, in 300 degree heat, while dudemanbros wth flat ironed hair look at me silly for not clutching a red stripe while the sun is still out. Why would I suffer these indignities when I could just catch Cut Copy at the Mercury Lounge tomorrow night a wopping 3 blocks away from my house!? And word on the blogosphere is that the Cut boys completely ran shit. The new record is killler, so this comes as no surprise really.

Also, Lyle's 2 am SMS to me reading: "I just me Zooey Deschanel. She's awesome" would imply that the She and Him show was, like the record, absolutely smashing. I also heard Jim Noir, and Nada represented for all the "happy kids" in the crowd at the Barsuk showcase.

But really the kill for the BRM was this little blurby from our favorite fork-bearing music website pertaining to our Merge-inked SXSW-playing Swedes, The Shout Out Louds:

"I honestly don't understand why the Shout Out Louds aren't more popular.
They are impossibly good looking, are signed to a big label (Merge), and
write songs with mile-wide hooks that make for delicious earworms.Why
haven't major sports teams adopted "The Comeback" for rally time? Why isn't
"Tonight I Have to Leave It"in, like, every romantic comedy movie farewell
scene??"

And to this may I say: WE AGREE. WHY AREN'T YOU SUPERVISORS LOSING YOUR LUNCH OVER THE SHOUT OUT LOUDS. Listen to this record, we sent it you months ago. It is imminently "placeable," and just plain awesome.

Here's the track:

Next up...Lyle's recap (where he proposes to Zooey D. on my behalf, mistakes Kimya Dawson for a homeless person, and namedrops the Evangelicals).

 

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