I don't know what my deal is, but the older I've become, the more twee my music taste has become. My thought process mainly revolves around "What should I listen to while napping?". Maybe it's because I wasn't super into the whole c-86 scene when I was younger (I was a few years too late, 84 baby), but now it's like a whole world of music has opened up. I think I've been listening to The Softies for weeks straight now. It totally reminds me of this kid Richie I went to college with. I understand why this 27 year old twee fag was so the way he was when I was friends with him in college now! BECAUSE THE MUSIC IS SO GOOD. I mean, sure, twee comes with its detractors, and I probably was one of them, but there are so many textures to the genre (It's kind of creepy to hear Rose Melberg sing "take it downstairs, no one here cares" in a typically stereotyped "happy"genre of music). Of course, my favorite band to come from the scene will always be Heavenly (Although Marine Research, Tender Trap, Talulah Gosh...not so much). I will say that "P.U.N.K. Girl" was my fucking high school jam.
Maybe it's because my heart has become less heavy? Or I've finally entered puberty and require the social contact most normal human beings want. Either way, twee is gay. Twee pop is soooooo gay. And by gay, I mean it's fucking awesome. I want "Each New Day" by Rose to be my wedding JAMMMMMMM.
Rose Melberg - Irene
Beat Happening - Indian Summer
Heavenly - P.U.N.K. Girl
All Girl Summer Fun Band - Parallel Park
Belle and Sebastian - Marx and Engels
P.S.
Also, R.I.P. Kate McGarrigle. You will be sorely missed.
Twee belong together
Twee belong together
I don't know what my deal is, but the older I've become, the more twee my music taste has become. My thought process mainly revolves around "What should I listen to while napping?". Maybe it's because I wasn't super into the whole c-86 scene when I was younger (I was a few years too late, 84 baby), but now it's like a whole world of music has opened up. I think I've been listening to The Softies for weeks straight now. It totally reminds me of this kid Richie I went to college with. I understand why this 27 year old twee fag was so the way he was when I was friends with him in college now! BECAUSE THE MUSIC IS SO GOOD. I mean, sure, twee comes with its detractors, and I probably was one of them, but there are so many textures to the genre (It's kind of creepy to hear Rose Melberg sing "take it downstairs, no one here cares" in a typically stereotyped "happy"genre of music). Of course, my favorite band to come from the scene will always be Heavenly (Although Marine Research, Tender Trap, Talulah Gosh...not so much). I will say that "P.U.N.K. Girl" was my fucking high school jam.
Maybe it's because my heart has become less heavy? Or I've finally entered puberty and require the social contact most normal human beings want. Either way, twee is gay. Twee pop is soooooo gay. And by gay, I mean it's fucking awesome. I want "Each New Day" by Rose to be my wedding JAMMMMMMM.
Rose Melberg - Irene
Beat Happening - Indian Summer
Heavenly - P.U.N.K. Girl
All Girl Summer Fun Band - Parallel Park
Belle and Sebastian - Marx and Engels
P.S.
Also, R.I.P. Kate McGarrigle. You will be sorely missed.
Twee belong together
I don't know what my deal is, but the older I've become, the more twee my music taste has become. My thought process mainly revolves around "What should I listen to while napping?". Maybe it's because I wasn't super into the whole c-86 scene when I was younger (I was a few years too late, 84 baby), but now it's like a whole world of music has opened up. I think I've been listening to The Softies for weeks straight now. It totally reminds me of this kid Richie I went to college with. I understand why this 27 year old twee fag was so the way he was when I was friends with him in college now! BECAUSE THE MUSIC IS SO GOOD. I mean, sure, twee comes with its detractors, and I probably was one of them, but there are so many textures to the genre (It's kind of creepy to hear Rose Melberg sing "take it downstairs, no one here cares" in a typically stereotyped "happy"genre of music). Of course, my favorite band to come from the scene will always be Heavenly (Although Marine Research, Tender Trap, Talulah Gosh...not so much). I will say that "P.U.N.K. Girl" was my fucking high school jam.
Maybe it's because my heart has become less heavy? Or I've finally entered puberty and require the social contact most normal human beings want. Either way, twee is gay. Twee pop is soooooo gay. And by gay, I mean it's fucking awesome. I want "Each New Day" by Rose to be my wedding JAMMMMMMM.
Rose Melberg - Irene
Beat Happening - Indian Summer
Heavenly - P.U.N.K. Girl
All Girl Summer Fun Band - Parallel Park
Belle and Sebastian - Marx and Engels
P.S.
Also, R.I.P. Kate McGarrigle. You will be sorely missed.
Hot Chocolate Boy
So I was reading one of the blogs I read (Big Stereo) and I came across this video from a band called Boy of Girl (formerly Moon Unit) for a song called Hot Chocolate Boy. I was like, "cool, an electropop/whatever version of Beat Happening's Hot Chocolate Boy, that sounds sort of interesting." Not so. It IS NOT a version of Beat Happening's song at all! It's not even a cover of the Hole cover of Hot Chocolate Boy. It's just another song called Hot Chocolate Boy. Who's gonna name a song Hot Chocolate Boy when there's already a song called Hot Chocolate Boy? It's not like that is a common phrase.
To be fair though, Boy of Girl do mention on their Myspace blog that the song is inspired by The Smiths, Beat Happening, and "the punk lust teen spirit that defines the idylic time in a young music fan's life when they hang out all night with their crush, listening to their favourite songs." That's cute and all, but I don't hear it.
Anyways,
Here's the Boy of Girl video for a song called Hot Chocolate Boy that I can't decide if I like or not, Beat Happening's Hot Chocolate Boy, and for good measure, a Youtube video of Hole's cover medley of The Germs' Forming and Hot Chocolate Boy.
(It's cold and rainy so it's a hot chocolate kind of day)
Hot Chocolate Boy from boyofgirl on Vimeo.
Hot Chocolate Boy
So I was reading one of the blogs I read (Big Stereo) and I came across this video from a band called Boy of Girl (formerly Moon Unit) for a song called Hot Chocolate Boy. I was like, "cool, an electropop/whatever version of Beat Happening's Hot Chocolate Boy, that sounds sort of interesting." Not so. It IS NOT a version of Beat Happening's song at all! It's not even a cover of the Hole cover of Hot Chocolate Boy. It's just another song called Hot Chocolate Boy. Who's gonna name a song Hot Chocolate Boy when there's already a song called Hot Chocolate Boy? It's not like that is a common phrase.
To be fair though, Boy of Girl do mention on their Myspace blog that the song is inspired by The Smiths, Beat Happening, and "the punk lust teen spirit that defines the idylic time in a young music fan's life when they hang out all night with their crush, listening to their favourite songs." That's cute and all, but I don't hear it.
Anyways,
Here's the Boy of Girl video for a song called Hot Chocolate Boy that I can't decide if I like or not, Beat Happening's Hot Chocolate Boy, and for good measure, a Youtube video of Hole's cover medley of The Germs' Forming and Hot Chocolate Boy.
(It's cold and rainy so it's a hot chocolate kind of day)
Hot Chocolate Boy from boyofgirl on Vimeo.
Hot Chocolate Boy
So I was reading one of the blogs I read (Big Stereo) and I came across this video from a band called Boy of Girl (formerly Moon Unit) for a song called Hot Chocolate Boy. I was like, "cool, an electropop/whatever version of Beat Happening's Hot Chocolate Boy, that sounds sort of interesting." Not so. It IS NOT a version of Beat Happening's song at all! It's not even a cover of the Hole cover of Hot Chocolate Boy. It's just another song called Hot Chocolate Boy. Who's gonna name a song Hot Chocolate Boy when there's already a song called Hot Chocolate Boy? It's not like that is a common phrase.
To be fair though, Boy of Girl do mention on their Myspace blog that the song is inspired by The Smiths, Beat Happening, and "the punk lust teen spirit that defines the idylic time in a young music fan's life when they hang out all night with their crush, listening to their favourite songs." That's cute and all, but I don't hear it.
Anyways,
Here's the Boy of Girl video for a song called Hot Chocolate Boy that I can't decide if I like or not, Beat Happening's Hot Chocolate Boy, and for good measure, a Youtube video of Hole's cover medley of The Germs' Forming and Hot Chocolate Boy.
(It's cold and rainy so it's a hot chocolate kind of day)
Hot Chocolate Boy from boyofgirl on Vimeo.