One of my favorite things about being plugged into the blogosphere is being clued in to the relatively new phenomenon of an artist going from obscurity to hype in the blink of an eye. One mention in the right spot and suddenly a band is blowing up. One blog features a tune, which gets picked up by three other blogs. Those three turn into nine, which turns into twenty-seven, which is about the limit of my math. Long story short, catching the right ears can go a long way.
When I first heard the name Darwin Deez being pimped, I think it was by Drowned In Sound. Soon, though, I was hearing about him from The Culture Of Me, Pigeons and Planes, Tympanogram, and Audio Muffin. When a bunch of blogs that I read pick up on something at the same time, it's generally a good sign (See: Freelance Whales). So I tuned in.
Darwin Deez is an enigma of indie sound - difficult to compare to other artists, but undeniably similar to many bands around today. His music flows in spurts, full of space for his not-too-strong but also not weak voice. I want to compare him to Of Montreal, Dirty Projectors, and Connor Oberst, but he sounds nothing like any of them. It's uncanny how difficult it is to pin down his music. Suffice it to say that it's original, it's as poppy as it is quirky, and it has handclaps. "Radar Detector" has been stuck in my head for a few days now, and - the worst - it's impossible to sing along with. Damn the man.Another one of my favorite things about being plugged into the blogosphere is that sometimes I'll get a few songs and not listen to them for months. Then, in a fit of Genius (tm) I'll discover these hidden treasures. One such moment happened to me yesterday, as I re-discovered the Xaphoon Jones (beatmaker for Chiddy Bang) remixes of Darwin Deez's "Bad Day" and "Radar Detector." If miraculously finding a remix of the song that is currently stuck in your head isn't brilliant serendipity, I don't know what is.
2 comments:
yeah, you guys love Audio Muffin.
You're crazy. Darwin deez has the best lyrics I've ever heard. Their beat is always easy to find which makes the music fun to listen to. Some bands may have similar characteristics but they don't compare.
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