The Lumineers

Do any of these bands even acknowledge the No Depression movement?

No Depression bands were rarely so into artifice. Remember, what made them "alt" country in the first place was really just them turning their back on costumes and polish.

At least with historical hobbyists like Civil War re-enactors and the Society for Creative Anachronism, there's an sincere intensity to their goofiness. I mean, who am I to argue against a 20 year old having a HFS moment with a Woody Guthrie record and wanting to tell you about it. What bothers me about the Lumineers and their ilk is the amount of empty calories they spew out. I'm convinced they were grown in vats or bodysnatched by interstellar seed pods.

Someone (may have been another comedian) described Dane Cook's act as ninety minutes of shouting "YEAHHHH! THAT'S RIGHT!" repeatedly. Get the same feeling here.

but with long dresses and suspenders and ukeleles

My first exposure to this band was when Paul Krugman posted live videos on his blog.

That was a sentence I didn't need to read.

NIGHTMARES FOR DAYS.

my sister informed me tonight that her dog has a heavy response to "ho hey" ... so there's that.

Hey!

Ho!

Hey !

Ho !!

here's the dog
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/301871_10200255556452079_37240055_n.jpg

No matter what the response, I love that dog.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuDNSp3spDE

These bands are fun to rank on for dressing like a community theatre presentation of the "Grapes of Wrath" or something, but I guess the legions of retro Sabbath/Pentagram worshippers dressed in bellbottoms and fringes (which I'm a total sucker for)are no better? Much as I wanna cram a fedora down someone's craw, I can't in good conscience deny that this kinda thing is ridiculoushttp://images.popmatters.com/music_cover_art/w/witchcraft.jpg
Except that I dig the tunes & aesthetic of Witchcraft and recoil form the Lumfords' diff brand of self-serious depression RPG.

Are there dudes who walk around with bellbottoms and fringe jacket? Because I get the weird feeling these Lumineers hit the stage in their street clothes/mustaches.

Witchcraft are from Sweden. American Sabbath/Pentagram worshippers dress like 21st century warehouse workers.

Johnny Marr doesn't specify, but:

I also find this kind of folk with guys in Wellington boots and washboards not good to listen to. That music is one step away from barn dancing as far as I'm concerned. Anyone under the age of 60 should not be wearing Wellington boots on stage.

i think we have a new genre name

Wellingtons and Washboards

I should mention that my yoga class uses the Lumineers music every week so I more strongly identify their music with pain and suffering than I even normally would.

barn dancing is great

Lululemon Rock.

God help me, I was at an arena last weekend where "Ho Hey" came on over the PA and -- before the knee-jerk revulsion set in -- it struck me that it sounded just a little like an outtake from Tusk. And now it's hard for me to hate it as much.

sb your ears

Maybe if buckingham weren't insane. The "yeah"s in That's Enough For Me are so much better than any "ho" or "hey" in that song. But really, I don't hear it.

Yeah, it's like a very blanded-out Buckingham, with nothing to say. Mostly it's the way the space in the production works with the hook in the chorus. Just enough for me to understand why it was a hit.

http://rusticauthentics.tumblr.com/

Inspired by the work of Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers and Bon Iver, we're an artisan hand-crafted clothing line dedicated to matching your passion for the lifestyle. Real clothing for real people who love real music. It doesn't get any realer than that.

Easily rollable sleeves prove an asset for impromptu banjo and mandolin jam sessions, while buttoned bottoms can connect with your pants and stay eternally tucked.

ultimate menswear line for the New Authentic movement.

is it a joke or just horrifyingly indistinguishable from what the joke version of it would be?

pretty sure it's for real, unfortunately.

is it a joke or just horrifyingly indistinguishable from what the joke version of it would be?

This. Was not aware that it had become a full-on "movement".

so for real

refuse to live in any world where this is not a pisstake

The more I parse this, the more jokey it seems. That being the case, good one! Because I was blind with rage originally.

sweet.

V smart parody.

"Whether you’re rocking Bonnaroo or working in a barn, don’t be caught without your Rustic Authentics."

Functional and fashionable, these wardrobe staples will get you through many a “Ho Hey” ho-down or riverside writing session.

oh boy

Coming around to the "it's a joke" stance, much to my relief

i just wish that tumblr left bon iver out of all of this.

he's definitely part of the problem tho

Yeah I'm quite happy to let guilt by association affect mob psychology here.

Keep the modern devices tucked away, and accessorize without sacrificing any of what makes you you.

killin it

re: bon iver i always find this comforting

http://boniverotica.tumblr.com/

"new authentic" heh

the "everyboot" is genius

a part of me feels compelled to defend these rustic authentic bros, using the same argument i would always use to defend hipsters: aren't they ultimately harmless? and couldn't our society stand to be a little more, not less, tolerant of whimsy and self-expression, even if it means standing up for a lame, embarrassing, kitschy aesthetic once in a while?

you have to take what i say with a "pinch of salt" though, yesterday i was defending the poetry of suzanne sommers on another messageboard.