You Were Very Loud

When I was at home over easter watching either MTV2 or Fuse I saw a video for a song called "Very Loud" by a band called the Shout Out Louds. A little less than one month later, I'm pretty much obsessed. Their a five piece band, 4 guys and a girl, that play really melodic indie power pop, I guess. And the last paragraph of their bio is funny, so that's nice. The video for "Very Loud" is on their website, under Films. It's a pretty cool video which involves a big old marching band bass drum. The lyric to the song has a Dylan-esque quality to it. Straightforward but guardedly elliptical at the same time. Plus, I would guess that you could put this song on a mix tape for a girl you liked or one that you were dating and wanted to break up with. It's that kind of weird song. But it's cool. Download it, you'll be happy.

Street Cred

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