4/15 Four of your favorite bands
MGMT
What at first seemed to be the strangest band that I'd ever come across with (what with their heroin ridden music videos and lyrics), ultimately became one of my favorite bands after hearing some of their better songs. True I don't really get some of their songs--as in literally I cannot understand the words!--but you have to admit that most of them have moved my heart in a lot of ways. Though my last.fm profile says otherwise, KIDS and TIME TO PRETEND has got to be my favorite song from them. If you've listened to them, you'll understand that these two songs have one thing in common: nostalgia.
Oh and you have to admit, Andrew VanWyngarden is one fine man.
Favorite songs: Time to Pretend, Kids and everyone's favorite… Electric Feel
Vampire Weekend
Much like MGMT, it didn't appeal to me at once. For a very shallow reason too--THE BAND'S NAME! What can I say? I discovered the band while the Twilight craze was going on, and being the inner indie person that I am, I hated everything mainstream (and the book is just plainly stupid, no arguments there). But I stand corrected! I thought their music was going to be sad and slah-my-wrist-like, but it was actually the opposite. Their band's happy and sunny beat is definitely worth obsessing about. Plus, one of their songs was played during the credits of my favorite movie, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist.
Favorite songs: Horchata, Ottoman, Giving Up the Gun, Campus, Cape Cod Kwassa
Explosions in the Sky
Living proof that you do not need lyrics to make a song utterly beautiful. For me, they are like the Mozart or Tchaikovsky of today. I could listen to album after album of this band and they would never get old to me. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Well, so is a song. With or without lyrics.
Favorite songs: Only Moment We Are Alone, Your Hand In Mine, Postcards From 1952, Last Known Surroundings, Look Into the Air, First Breath After A Coma
The Beatles
Obviously, they have to be my #1 favorite band of all time. I practically grew up listening to them. And what else can I say? I think everyone in the English speaking world knows why they're so goddamn famous. Even at the end of their musical career as The Beatles they decided to end it with a bang and held one of the most memorable final acts in history: The impromptu rooftop concert. Unlike most Beatles fans though, I do not wish I was in the 60s because music was better then. For the record, I like the music they produce today (some anyway -rolls eyes-), but once in a while when I put on my headphones and sink into a world of kaleidoscope eyes and strawberry fields, I cannot help but wish that I too had been part of The Beatles mania.
Favorite songs: Norwegian Wood, I Will, Strawberry Fields Forever, Dear Prudence, Penny Lane, Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds and All You Need Is Love
