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It's easy to get burned out on "blogger buzz" bands. For every Arcade Fire there are dozens of Clap Your Hands Say Blahs / Vampire Weekends. Every once in a while, the buzz factor gets it right though, and it's in this rare intersection of hype and talent that Black Kids is lucky enough to occupy.
The band writes poppy ditties that do a good job recalling the heyday of MTV's 120 Minutes while still giving the occasional nod to more modern day heroes like Pavement with their quirky melodies and sing-along vocals. Their exubernace is hard to deny, and it's their sheer will to emote clearly -- without the threat of ever being cloying -- that marks them as a talent to watch.
For once we've found an indie sensation that doesn't make us feel guilty or dirty for adding to the buzz.
Black Kids play two shows at The Abbey tonight, 3420 W Grace, 6:30 p.m. / 10 p.m., $18, all ages / 18+
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Fore every Arcade Fire there are dozens of Clap Your Hands Say Blahs / Vampire Weekends.
Ha, good call.
For me it was like: "Wait, really? *this* is that Clap Your Hands band that everybody's gushing over".
I need unicorn headphones so, so badly.
I actually liked the first CYHSY album, but I really just don't 'get' the big deal over Vampire Weekend. They are just bland and boring.
The Black Kids are not.
I like Kate Nash's cover of I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You as much as the Black Kids original.
I don't know.....I saw the Black Kids at Coachella last week and they were completely mediocre.
Oh, what different tastes we all have! Clap Your Hands, loved the first CD, thought the follow-up was mediocre with a couple of interesting tracks. Found new respect for them after seeing them live.
Vampire Weekend, hands down great CD! Nearly every track is a winner.
Never seen Black Kids or Cut Copy, so looking forward to the show!
black kids are "meh" in my book. but Cut Copy is going to be ridiculous. My question is, was there really enough ticket sales to justify the whole 2nd show being added? I cant stand that..now the starting time for my ticket has been pushed back to 10, on a weeknight no less. Same exact thing go thrown at me with the M83 show later this month. Seriously, whats the deal with that? Who can make a 6:30 start time anyway. If the original show sells out, tough luck, but stop screwing all the other ticket holders over.
I enjoyed the irony of a blogger endorsing this band as rising over the horde of other blogger-endorsed bands, lol.
;)
Heh heh.
vampire weekend > black kids
them black kids is good, but they are no vampire weekend.
I can't wait for "hip"- ster to die. I wonder what will be next?
i read "poppy" as "poopy" in the post.
i think my brain had it right the first time.
let's talk about my bloody valentine at the aragon some more, please!
yay for black kids!