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Let me kick it like its 198611/3/2022 I'm not sure this really fits the zeitgeist. Todd: So yeah, I like Motown and "Mony Mony" as much as anyone but. I mean, if there's someone out there participating in any of this shit for kicks, and not, like, existential fear, I haven't seen it. we're living in total political chaos, and everyone hates each other. News footage of protests of Donald Trump plays over Led Zeppelin - "Communication Breakdown" Todd: 'Cause in the real world, we are bringing the '60s back. Todd (VO): And I'm not sure that this whole vibe of rebelling for fun is.in step with the times. Todd: They're using the '60s, like you know, a Halloween costume. Todd (VO): You know, go-go girls in bikinis you know, peace and love, like, you know, "Let's do the mashed potato" "Let's all do the Batusi." That kind of '60s. Montage of clips from Wilson Pickett - "Land of 1000 Dances" Nancy Sinatra - "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" Adam West as Batman dancing Todd: On the surface, yeah, it totally sounds like an updated dance song from the '60s. And it's got like a '60s groove with the horns, and they-they sing about being a rebel and so on. Todd (VO): The name of the album is Woodstock. John: Ooh, I'm a rebel just for kicks, now Todd (VO): I mean it's explicitly trying to bring back the '60s. Todd: I mean, part of it is how it's trying to evoke the past. Todd (VO): I-I can't say I really feel it.still. There's something that just doesn't quite do it for me. Father John Misty has a trap song he's been waiting to release. Which is, it's a new one coming from this band.Ĭlip of live Father John Misty performance Todd (VO): Kinda light funky.got a nice dance groove to it. Your love is an abyss for my heart to eclipse, now Todd (VO): Now, "Feel It Still" is obviously the better of the two. And to hear songs like that on the radio, I mean, that makes me feel just absolutely. Or at the very least, uplifting, triumphant. Unlike the bleak depression pop that seems to have taken over the Top 40, these two songs are, you know, upbeat. Todd: Now, what about the songs themselves? He then goes outside and jogs on the sidewalk while the Rocky theme plays. Achievement unlocked: Into Band Before They Were Big Trumpet fanfare and caption: 10,000 Hipster Points. is shocking to me because one, they were underground for years and two, I was into them before they were big. The fact that I'm talking about them at all. The Man was the indiest of indie bands one of those acts who were cool people in the know, but no one ever expected to break through. Todd (VO): Imagine Dragons were a hit instantly, and were performing at the Grammys within a year of their first album. Live performance of Imagine Dragons - " Demons" Todd (VO): Now, despite being in the same genre making similar-ish music, these two bands have taken entirely different paths up to this point. Todd: Can't decide whether your indie band should have ironic punctuation or a "the" in the middle its name? Why not both?Ĭlip of Portugal. The Man, a band who are new to the Top 40 and, have the worst band name in history. Todd (VO): Now the two songs are, "Thunder" by Imagine Dragons, a band we've talked about before. slave to the genre, why don't we look at two vaguely indie-ish rock bands in the Top 40 right now? Todd (VO): I mean I put Neon Trees in my top ten list one year. And because there are so few of them, and because of my rock 'n roller past, I've noticed you guys just assume I'll immediately lap up whatever rock band wins the sweepstakes, just 'cause they play actual instruments with their actual physical hands. But, it never seems to last any longer than a blip. I'm still rooting for you, Walk the Moon. Todd (VO): I-I mean I guess Bastille's still hanging in there trying for that second big hit. Montage of clips from Bastille performance of "Bad Blood" video for Walk the Moon - "One Foot" X Ambassadors performance of " Unsteady" About once or twice a year, we get a big hit from an indie-sounding band, and typically you never hear from them again (Unless You're Twenty One Pilots). Todd (VO): I call it the Fluke Indie Hit Sweepstakes. Ragnar Þórhallsson: Don't listen to a word I say Todd: But it still tends to pop up into the mainstream here and there.Ĭlip of Of Monsters and Men performing "Little Talks" Todd (VO): Now I listen to mostly Top 40 because, rock music is about six hundred times less relevant. Todd (VO): Now like I said, the first music I got into when I became old enough to make my own decisions was good old alternative rock. My name's Todd, and my soul belongs to rock 'n' roll. Todd plays "Thunder" and then "Feel It Still" on the piano.
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