Just saw Le Blorr open tonight for Cold War Kids. It was an awesome show. We got an encore form Cold War Kids and I got a shirt and a free CD from Le Blorr. I am so happy right now. This was definitely the best birthday present I've ever gotten.
I first heard of this band through a Facebook post from Cage The Elephant. Apparently the two bands are close and Cage The Elephant was helping promote this new band. I followed the link and found this amazing music video full of fantastic visuals, brilliant colors, and psychedelic music.
Instantly, I fell in love with it. Normally I wouldn't go for the fast-paced style that is psychedelic rock, but Expanding Anyway offered something more melodic than that. It didn't fall into just another wall of sound like a lot of other songs have a tendency to do. It keeps it lively by mixing it up throughout the song, until the big finale at the end. That's actually my favorite part of the song, where he vocalizes his "la-la"s and everyone gets up and dances. Including me.
This band is still pretty small, but eventually I'm sure it will get the recognition that it deserves. They're coming to Orlando on the 29th, so I'm pretty excited to see them play. I'd love to see them perform Expanding Anyway live.
Take a good long look at the album cover. This may just be one of the greatest albums ever recorded. That I've listened to so far. The Ghost Inside is one of my most favorite songs ever, a title granted to a covetous few. So far I have about three songs that I could listen to forever. This is one of them.
The rest of the album is also very good, but I absolutely love The Ghost Inside. Also after listening to this, I decided that if theres one person I could meet in my lifetime, it'd be James Mercer. His lyrical deft and musical genius will forever haunt me.
