in honor of me receiving my ticket to bonaroo today (im kind of confused since nobody was home today when they dropped it off, but im not asking any questions), i decided to write about tv on the radio, one of the bands im most excited to see at the fest in a few weeks. and by a few weeks i mean less than 2(!!!!). thats partially because i was supposed to see them 2 or 3 summers ago at st andrews, and out of the millions of shows ive gone to, theyve been only 1 of 3.5 shows that have gotten cancelled. the other two, coincidentally, were both paul oakenfold. one time his bus allegedly got stuck in some sort of snow storm, so at about 1 am they finally told us he wasnt gonna show up. the second time, we got there and found out he was at the venue, but sick in his tour bus (the infamous night when julie got her hair curled at clutch cargos). the .5 is when cut copy was supposed to close out pitchfork fest last year and their flight got delayed or something like that. by the time they got to the fest and set up, they only played 4 songs before they had to stop because of the curfew. so i think that counts as a half, because i dont feel like i saw them live, even though i technically did.

anyway, some other reasons im pumped to see tv on the radio live: 1. they are totally sweet. 2. their last album, dear science, is totally sweet. 3. the lead singer, whose name i didnt know (its kyp malone), but who i know is also the lead singer of iran, has awesome crazy hair and an awesomer beard. 4. redemption. i think those are all of the main reasons. its also kind of my destiny this time because, in general, every band i really want to see at bonnaroo this year is scheduled to play at the same time as another band i really want to see. all, except tv on the radio. ironically, paul oakenfold is also playing bonnaroo, and is only up against girl talk, who is always fun, but who ive seen many times already. so double (techincally triple) redemption is to be had in just a few short days.

anyway again (i really need to work on those segueways), im not sure why i like todays song so much. i like the weird chord changes in the chorus, the beat changes, and the way that the chorus is different every time, but it still usually rhymes with a lot of the previous lines. i know that didnt really rhyme, but give me credit for trying to find a third rhyming word for at least a minute before i gave up. you know how sometimes you hear an opening track to an album, and you think it sets up the whole remainder of the album perfectly? thats this one for me. and you and everyone we know.

tv on the radio – halfway home

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