So who ARE that insufferable indie couple in the new Hyundai TV ads?

sad to note that whiney was not in attendance

He was performing a more valuable service.

i was in attendance in lieu of whiney and i was also very confused

http://i.imgur.com/Zwipd.png

lol @ she can "sort of blow if she wants to"

It also sounds as if you believe that creating a new arrangement for a cover is somehow offensive. Would you rather all songs not be covered at all?

voice comments are complete gold; in other news: water keeps you alive

seriously i stood behind a couple at the show that knew every lyric for every original song

meanwhile original songs dominated the setlist

meanwhile how can this even happen

how can a band fill their setlist with songs they've written, or how can their fans learn the words?

either way it's bafflingly unprecedented, I agree

man i bet some people even enjoyed themselves

what the hell

but, here, i wasn't sure what to expect because i was watching:

- a band mostly known for their precious covers of popular songs
- a band that got popular mostly through youtube

it is maybe wrong or stupid to be surprised/confused by a completely enthusiastic crowd responding to original songs in that context, but there you go

moment of clarity reached when mid-set the drummer asked the crowd who subscribed to their youtube channel

I interpreted how can this even happen as Eli Eli lama sabachthani? not literally how can it happen

well how does it feel to be wrong

:/ wtf

What exactly were you wrong about?

http://youtu.be/Pxoo931bWcE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pxoo931bWcE

Of course they couldn't leave out the mugging.

imagine if instead of pulling stupid faces for the camera, they were beating people up and taking their money

push him into the high hat, do it

I like when she punches him for real.

delightful

They ARE beating people up (aurally) and taking their money (via Hyundais)!

ugh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3174T-3-59Q

The Pomplegacy. Ashamed to admit that I own the same music box they have used. I'll just melt the fucker down into scrap metal.

I kind of like piano part of the tau thing. The first minute or so.

This thread is sorely lacking in the genius of Ethan Winer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFV7gQbLmu8

ffd to 3:29 to see Ethan and his cat thinkin about each other

i love ethan winer

^ that was great

entire pomplamoose original discography is on spotify fyi

if you're in the mood to be enraged click through and look at their album artwork, there's four of them and each will anger you in its own unique way

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/555488012/nataly-dawns-first-solo-album

$32,466.

I know that I risk jinxing myself in saying that I have very high hopes for this album, but it's the truth! Over the last year, I have written songs that I'm proud of and that I believe represent a cohesive body of work. They've taken a lot out of me (in a good way), and I'm looking forward to sharing them with you.

It helps that I have so much faith in the musicians I'll be working with. Between the drummer, the bassist, the guitarist and the engineer, I couldn't tell you who was the most talented. They are the ones who will turn my bare bone songs into full-fledged works. They are the magic makers. I would tell you who they are, but you would probably get too excited and forget to give me money.

Everything is ready to go: the songs, the musicians, the studio. All I need is a little help from you! Every dollar will go towards the album: paying the musicians and the people who will be filming the recording process, reserving the studio and hotel rooms, renting gear etc. And if by some miracle there's anything left over, I will buy myself a brand new Jaguar...or the money will go towards promoting the album. I haven't decided yet.

Joy.

Hmm, this is somewhat of a dilemma. If I listen to them on Spotify, how will I know that what I'm hearing is actually the instruments that are being played by the pomplemoose? For all I know they might be lip syncing or using "hidden sounds." I'm just not sure that I can really trust them anymore without the VideoSongs to authenticate their work.

she's doing an album with magik markers cool

i seriously don't understand how this woman can need $25k to make an album. even leaving aside the "what happened to the hyundai money?" question, doesn't she know a bunch of twee motherfuckers with instruments and a basement studio who will record this thing for free once she fixes them with her evil hypno-stare?

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within reason eh

GG Allin, further immortalized.

i think the $32,466 would be better used planting churches in europe. have fun in hell, nataly dawn.

My friend Dan B. on Facebook:

Is there a kickstopper.com where we can raise money to stop this from happening?

http://twitter.com/#!/joshuatopolsky/status/44903967502770176

Oh and the comments, as another friend of mine noted, are even worse.

the saddest of sad indie dudes

my sole exposure to this "phenomenon" is this stupid thread

― metally ill (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, June 3, 2011 10:39 PM (1 month ago) Bookmark

still true. the level of vitriol directed at some hapless nondescript indie band is... a headscratcher

she has devil eyes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBJLAFTlGKg
i'm not watching the video, just listening to the music; this seems unobjectionable to me.

also, she's plenty cute at the end of the video.

worst song I've ever heard

this seems unobjectionable to me.

yeah, apart from the stupid lyrics, the horrible "I'm just a wee little fragile girl" voice and the generic production music in the background. other than that it's alright I guess.

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I want to find these people and abuse them.