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

I wouldn't consider Pomplamoose insincere though. they're extremely self-conscious and image-obsessed, but that doesn't necessarily mean they're bored with it all. well I'm not sure about the bearded guy, but the singer seems like she must've watched the Vivian Girls' "Tell the World" video a thousand times and was like, "oh squeee, I want to be them!" and she got so good at aping that deadpan look and delivery that she never breaks character during the songs. when a musician's schtick is feigned unenthusiasm, it's hard to tell if they're genuinely unenthusiastic when the music stops, but judging by some of the banter tacked onto the end of some of their videos, they seems totally perky and into what they're doing, even if they come off as creepy and garish to me and a lot of other people in this thread.

(btw I'm no Pomplamoose apologist. most of what I've heard from them is utterly meh, although I kinda like their Lady Gaga cover)

"their Lady Gaga cover"

Oh god, it was just inevitable that this would exist, wasn't it.

but judging by some of the banter tacked onto the end of some of their videos

Wow, you made it to the end?

More than once?

with liberal use of the fast forward feature, yes. I don't have a will of iron, y'know.

i'm curious what youtube stars people would find less irritating to see on a commercial?
i was not so much irritated but saddened a little to find keyboard cat shilling pistachios with "snookie"

but with Pomplamoose, her harmonies are so amateurish that they only increase the awkwardly precious, off-kilter feel of the music

isn't that on purpose? they're going for a lite(white?;-))-jazz sound. apparently the guy's dad was a jazz pianist

I would actually like these people better if they'd take the logical step of adding a bandmate or two and becoming the New Monkees.

Pomplam0n

i'm curious what youtube stars people would find less irritating to see on a commercial?

Literally every single one.

Tay Zonday's shilling for Dr. Pepper just made him cuter, really.

ftr i find kutiman wholly enjoyable

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomplamoose

Genres: Indie Jazz, Alternative, Indie rock

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So far, Pomplamoose is still somewhat obscure but has procured a small, yet intense fan base of fellow YouTubers. All it will take is the acknowledgement and approval of the Converse-wearing set and their fame catapult them into ubiquity.

Converse-wearing set

you guys would rather see autotune news dudes + jonathan coulton covering joy division?

Whatever. I'm (good lord) 42 and I still wear them. I wear a lot of other things too, but I still wear my Chucks. Sue me.

― Alex in NYC, Monday, April 5, 2010 3:01 PM

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the singer's mannerisms don't really bother me much tbqf, but the dude's are pretty annoying.

isn't that on purpose? they're going for a lite(white?;-))-jazz sound. apparently the guy's dad was a jazz pianist

yeah, I can hear some of that (but how u kno so much about insufferable indie guy's family?) in the "Deck the Halls" clip, which is pretty darn slick and normal by their standards. but based on some of their more off-key fuckups, I can't tell if they're shambling indie ingenues or, like, classically-trained professionals playing the part of shambling indie ingenues.

I don't particularly care either way tho. just boredly ilx'ing to myself at the moment.

I wonder though, is elaborate self-harmonizing a common feature in indie-pop, either in 2011 or 1995? it seems like the kind of trick that indie pop kids shy away from because it breaks the illusion of a down-to-earth band laying everything down in one take.

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

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(but how u kno so much about insufferable indie guy's family?)

i went to their website and saw this video
http://s293116852.onlinehome.us/about/

http://www.gifsoup.com/view3/1648861/dipshits-o.gif

http://www.disco-funk.co.uk/disco-funk/mainsite/labelimages/l/le_pampl.jpg

'when does the sex tape drop' i think is what we are all really wondering

fwiw I find her beauty mark gross

BTW, these jackasses are from SF, not Portland.

dude its a mark of beauty xp

hyundai sex tape

have been hating these commercials all xmas break, tho actually just watched the (seemingly unwatchable) beyonce cover video, and they changed the music enough to where I'm wondering if I'd hate them so much had the commercial just been that cover. I don't know enough about twee to hate it in any articulate way, but I do know I hate that weird look this girl is always giving the camera, and that vibrato style. Obviously she can hold a tune, but it's like she's trying to *not* project, to sound frail or something.

The guy, I didn't much have an opinion on -- to be honest, he seemed really enthusiastic, so I wasn't for sure this was a real band, or just actors.

is it also hyundai that's doing those kind of subtle mashups between pop songs and xmas tunes? like they'll include the riff but won't put in the chorus which would be the normal mode of doing things. (like if you paid for the rights, you'd probably want to hammer it to the audience to get your money's worth, but they didn't do that here)

ooh which chain had those ads with christmas tunes over the "bust a move" beat? those worked surprisingly well

yeah that might be it! I want to say target, but maybe it didn't work well at all if i can't remember if the gimmick was for target or hyundai.

And while we're talking about other annoying Christmas commercials w/ songs: this Jingle Bells/Our House mash-up was on every other commercial and was driving me crazy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3_DENeBHWA&feature=related

What happened to the good old days of commercials during football games being about slightly funny Paul Ruddish bros, and buxom friendly girls, selling us pizza and bear through kinda funny jokes?

the one i'm thinking of might have been part of that campaign

xp

*beer

Although the bear era was wonderful too

they sell bears in the States? you disgusting savages

ah too late

In this thread I found out that you pronounce Hyundai different over there. We say Hi-Und-Eye.

jag you are

you're right, verizon is the culprit. sorry for blaming hyundai and target, and sorry for remembering it being subtle.

chick is prolific

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGet1RX9MdE&feature=related

Natalie Dawn Knutsen, performing under the name Nataly Dawn

h8 stupid youtubes w/like 1m cuts cause people cant get it together to speak intelligibly at the camera for more than 2 seconds at a time

cute girl, looks like my sister minus the cigs and plus some moles.

i feel bad for her being with the gay jewish guy. Other than that, pretty good stuff.

ichbineintoober 1 day ago

good dn imo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnolku2sJc4

love that the new vanguard of "independent music" is basically trying to be a glorified lolcat