My love of the song "for the girl" probably means I'm a masochist

Seriously. The chorus goes :
"She was into the Stones when/ I was into the Roses/ She was breaking my bones when/I was busting her noses/ She would tell me a secret/ I would lose it the next day/ Young love pleases you easy/ Makes you sick in a bad way"

But that is not where the story begins.

This is...
Hot Fuzz. It's one of my favorite movies of all time. I've loved the soundtrack for a long time, but I never actually took the time to find out if any of the bands have, you know, other songs. Actually, I didn't even know the song's titles and artists, despite listening to the soundtrack on a semi-regular basis.

So there I was last week, despairing over my lack of new music. "Self," I said, "it's time to get off your proverbial ass and do something about this." I finally took a look at the artists. I had already heard of the Kinks, Eels, Adam Ant, and XTC. But The Fratellis and Supergrass I did not know about.

I scoped the bands out and found they are both pretty fantastic, so I trekked down to city lights. First I had a quick chat with the proprietor about the soul sucking force that is itunes and how cd's are better if only for the feeling I get when I can hold something tangible in my hands. I'm sure if i was born five years ago I'd have a massive record collection, if only because it would make me feel even more like a music elitist. After impressing myself with my own pseudo-intellectual babble, I scrounged around for a bit.

Turns out Supergrass wasn't in stock, but there was a copy of the Fratellis' debut album, "Costello Music." The title itself appealed to me because of the possible reference to Elvis Costello. I snatched that up real quick. Since then it's been scrambling up my last.fm "top artists" chart with the all the swagger of Jack Sparrow.

Swagger really is the best word for it. It's all liquor and women. Each song is a story; Stealing a woman from her husband here, sex with a hippy in a van there. Most likely, the Scottish band rocketed to success so quickly (the band formed 3 years ago) because they sound exactly like the british alt rock sound that is oh-so-popular right now. But I am certainly not complaining. That sound may be over-done (if you look into it as much as I do), but there are only two bands around that pull it off with excellence. The premier band is of course the Arctic Monkeys (if you've spent more than an hour talking to me you probably know of my obsession). However, the Fratellis will also punch you in the face with their 20-something, liquor-fueled stories. I think, being underage and socially awkward I live vicariously through this type of infectious and rowdy alt-rock. Though it's misogynistic at times, it's exciting (much like my last boyfriend, hey-oh!). I can't be that crazy, but my music can be and that's why I love it.


Some songs you should look up:
1- Vince the Loveable Stoner- easily the funniest song on the album
2- Whistle for the Choir- their mellowest ditty
3- Creepin up the back stairs- my favorite

last.fm has a bunch of full-tracks to listen to (though not creepin up) and videos as well
or the songs are all available to stream on freenapster.com


I still don't know what "costello music" means... but that's not really important.