Thursday, March 31, 2011

Tired, but not asleep...Yet! part 2

   Last night I was have trouble sleeping, and I seem to find myself in that same position right now. Tonight I will continue my thoughts on my recent band discoveries; all this letting out my feelings about the music that is on my mind seems to make it easier to sleep. I'm still zombie brain, but getting better as the days go by!
   It's really time for me to talk about Downtown Fiction. Once again, this band is not new to me, but I had underestimated them until I saw them perform live. I was completely blown away! They are really very incredible; although they are an insanely attractive group of guys I promise I did not let that cloud my judgement... At least not too much. I have been following their work since about the time they started two years ago, but I never really took a liking to them. Well that's not entirely true, I have always loved their music, but I had a hard time believing they had real talent and that it wasn't just the work of a fantastic producer that made them sound the way they did. Boy, was I way off! Now that I know how talented they really are I have a larger amount of respect for them. They are also some of the nicest guys I've ever talked to. I was put off, at first, with how full of himself Cameron Leahy, the vocalist, came off in their music videos and on stage at the concert. After the concert I met every member of the band, and I couldn't have been more wrong about Cameron. Even though he had tons of girls crowding him it seemed to me like he took time to actually have a short conversation with each of them and tell them how much he appreciated their support. When I talked to him he seemed like a genuinely good guy, as well as the other three guys in the band. All of them seemed very humble, kind, and appreciative of their fans. Now enough about their personalities and more about their music. It seems like all the work they've done for the past two years is paying off. They have released two EPs in the past two years, and now they are working on their first full length album. Keep an eye out for it, because I'm thinking it's going to be pretty impressive. My favorite thing about their music is that it's the kind of music you want to blast in your stereo to feed off the energy of the beat. It's good stuff! Also, if you take time to listen to the lyrics you find that they are actually quite well written, and you may start to notice you relate to them very easily. Their lyrics are very, I don't even know how to word it... They leave me speechless, or I'm just too brain dead to come up with a descriptive adjectives at the moment (I'm going to stick with their lyrics leave me speechless, it sounds better). But, my point is, don't make the mistake of judging them as just another guy band with meaningless music and fake talent, because you would be making a bad judgement call. I personally think they are very underrated, and you should all check them out on iTunes, Facebook, or Youtube.
   That's all for now, because I need to attempt to sleep! Listen and love Downtown Fiction just as much as I do!

1 comment:

  1. Hi Emily, my name is Lauren and my dad Richard works with your sister Nicole Gibbs at ValleyCrest. My dad forwarded your blog to me awhile back and I'm excited to see how passionate you are about music.

    I used to write for a few online music publications and would love to talk about how we can get you some good interviews if you want. My email is LaurenProctor32 (at) gmail.com or I'm on Twitter @LaurenProctor32 if that's easier for you.

    Keep up the great work and I look forward to hearing from you,

    Lauren

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