I have a confession to make. I fit very comfortably into
that hipster mindset that mainstream music is terrible and I have a superior
taste in music because I listen to all these bands that most people haven’t
heard of. But I’ll save my thoughts on mainstream music for another time. What
I really want to say is that things are changing. Arcade Fire won a Grammy last
year. Bon Iver won one this year. Everyone loves Mumford and Sons. My hip taste in music isn't so hip anymore. All things hipster,
indie and folk are quickly becoming the new mainstream and I’m fascinated as to
how things will pan out.
I often find myself caught between a growing distaste with the
direction of today’s pop music and an insatiable desire for new and different
music. It’s the blessing/curse of this information age isn’t it? For every Katy
Perry there are a hundred indie bands trying to shake up the underground. The
problem is that most of those one hundred indie bands are just as boring as
_____ (insert current pop sensation here).
I take great pleasure in sifting through all those indie
outfits in the hopes of finding something really special. And I’m hoping that
this blog can be a place where I share some of those special findings. That
being said, this is not meant to be a source of news on the newest underground
acts. There are websites for that, apparently.
I just want to write about the music I love, new and old,
soft and loud. So stop by once in a while. Maybe you’ll find something different
and special to listen to.