I Bought the Buzz...

I normally have a bit of an aversion to "that" band. You know. The band that everybody whose anybody is talking about. Don't get me wrong. I read a lot about new bands. I follow the scene pretty closely but just get put off when everybody tells me their awesome. I would rather find that out on my own than have preconceived notions. The bands riding the big buzz waves always tend to be disappointing. They never seem to live up to the "Oh my god. You've got to check them out." Either that or they put out one great album followed up by not much worth a damn. Therefore, I tend to steer clear of most bands that follow that sentence. This often bites me in the ass. For example, I refrained from listening to the Arcade Fire for a few months after they were all I heard about around town. Unfortunately, Funeral is a great fucking album and I came around to it pretty late. This time I was determined to not let that happen. I have decided to ignore the buzz and listen to "that" band if I wanna. Have you heard Clap Your Hands Say Yeah? "Oh my god. You've got to check them out." They have been all I have heard about over the past couple months. They have been all over pitchforkmedia.com and Magnet. I even read an article on them in the Atlanta Journal Constitution while waiting for the boys niece and nephew to be born. I had downloaded their single "Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood" a couple of months ago from salon.com. I was into the single but had low expectations for the album due to all the buzz. Maybe it's that they clearly lsiten to a lot of Talking Heads or maybe its because they aren't some bullshit 80's new wave wanna be but my expectations were totally wrong. I am into it. They have released the album on their own without being snatched up by some major label, yet, and I have not heard them on an MTV commercial, yet. Get it now before you see them on the OC. It's all downhill from there. Once I hear them on the WB they're dead to me.