The Sad Bear

April 23, 2009

It's 20 seconds til the last call

I'm obsessed with this song:

(Watch it before Hulu irrationally decides to take it down.)

Still can't tell if he's lip-syncing (I tend to think the band is playing live and he's singing live over a backing track in the chorus), but it's still a monster fucking hook-filled summertime anthem. I want to say it's about Napolean but I know that's not right (they already made a song about him). They do seem to enjoy name-dropping historical figures.

I have a feeling their new album is going to be good.

Sub-question (more of an observation, really): SNL's been stepping up their musical-guest game these past two seasons. This season Fleet Foxes, YYYs, TV on the Radio, Phoenix (out of left freaking field, that one); last season might have been better: Spoon, Wilco, Vampire Weekend, My Morning Jacket. Now, if only the writing could get better and the digital short didn't carry the show...

*St. Louis University's Billiken Club somehow manages go get top quality acts to play completely free shows. I'm not bragging or anything, since I have yet to go to one of said shows - they're usually on weeknights.

It's just a nice thing to know that such a place exists.

They also have a huge book fair.

God, remind me to move back to a large city for my next job.

Labels: music, SNL, television