{"id":739,"date":"2011-02-14T17:52:36","date_gmt":"2011-02-14T22:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/?p=739"},"modified":"2011-02-14T17:53:33","modified_gmt":"2011-02-14T22:53:33","slug":"739","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/2011\/02\/739\/","title":{"rendered":"ROAR, Viva Viva, and Fierce Creatures!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! Here at WDCV, you, the listener, are our year-long valentine. In that spirit, I have for you a box of jams sweeter than any chocolates.<\/p>\n

\"\"Lately I’ve been digging a lot of pop music. It’s been keeping my mind off the cold, you know? One band that I’ve been freaking out about lately is ROAR<\/strong>, an art pop band from Phoenix AZ. Generally, I use “art pop” to refer to pop music that’s actually interesting, like Shugo Tokumaru<\/a>. BUT this is serious art pop. As in, I’m pretty sure this EP is a work of art. Both a loving homage to and an intense critique of the idea <\/em>of the “wall of sound,” the songs will lure you in and then stab you right in the heart! I could give you a more professional artistic critique, but you should just go listen to them here<\/a>! Start with “I Can’t Handle Change” and “Christmas Kids”.<\/p>\n

For those nostalgic for less of the pop, more of the rock, I recommend Bostonians \"\"<\/a>Viva Viva<\/strong>. They’re pretty solid! They remind me of the Howlies<\/a>, but a version of the Howlies which takes themselves seriously for some reason. I’m not a huge fan of this genre of music, but even I find myself listening to them and rocking out while writing this very sentence. Most importantly though, they have a song called Valentine!<\/a> So, play that for your significant other. See how it goes?<\/p>\n

\"\"Finally, in\u00a0 honor of Arcade Fire’s Grammy takeover, here’s one for fans of the chamber sound. From California, the band Fierce Creatures<\/strong> plays loud, echoey music that I like to listen to in the morning in order to wake up and feel awesome. They’re like coffee, is what I’m trying to say. Also, they are super catchy! I think they would make great dance party music too. So, listen to them while drinking coffee and having an early morning dance party. That’s<\/em> what I’m trying to say. Listen to their song “Satan is a Vampire” here<\/a>, and then listen to all their other songs too.<\/p>\n

Lastly, here’s a jam for your Valentine’s Day evening. I’m not into either being super romantic or moping about it, I just think it’s a catchy song. Also, a crazy video.<\/p>\n

Flirtations – Nothing But Heartache<\/a><\/p>\n

-MK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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