There's this crazy band I like...

...That no one else I know does. It's quite disheartening, seeing how this particular band has recently stolen No. 2 from The Arcade Fire on my Last.fm Top Artists.

They're called "Aqueduct." Well, actually he's called "Aqueduct." It's just this dude, David Terry, who had a big musical crisis so he locked himself in his bedroom and recorded. Eventually, he came out of his hole, and he had a whole crapload of awesome music. According to a 2005 Rolling Stone article, he came up with the band name one day while driving. He said he'd been seeing signs about some big aqueduct that's keeping Southern California's desert alive. At that moment, he decided he wanted to produce his own music. And he did.

Eventually, he added band members in order to perform live. His music is like layers upon layers of vocals and varying instrumentations. It's very melancholy and morbid, but happy and preppy. It's definitely pop, but I'd also call it piano rock, electronica, or just plain old Indie rock. It's just good stuff. IMHO, of course. I haven't found a pal yet that likes them as much as I do. I was thinking today, if they ever came around again (they were in Athens some short time ago, but I missed out), I wouldn't have anyone to dance my butt off with at the show. So, it is my goal to get people to like them. Here's how I'm going to do it:

First, watch this video. Listen to the song.



Now, if that doesn't convince you, read the lyrics here. Read them and play the song at the same time, actually. That's the ticket.

If you still don't like the song, well, you probably won't like Aqueduct at all. There are differences between the first album (with "Growing Up With GNR"), "I Sold Gold," and the more recent "Or Give Me Death," but the sound is generally the same. It's hard for me to find an album I like beginning to end, but I can't stop listening to either of them. And just today, I found an old EP I didn't know about!

Man, am I on a blogging roll or what?! (Haha, blog roll...geek joke.) I can only attribute it to my new job in the Writing Center. The past two days, I've been in training, and next week I'll begin tutoring. So far, it's been fantastic. I'm really going to love this job. For the past two days, I've been writing! We've actually had writing assignments throughout the entire training! I couldn't imagine a more blissful job to have! (I know I'm using a lot of exclamation points, but it is warranted.) We're also required to partake in the OUC Writing Center Blog. I'm having a great time so far. And next week, my Fall Quarter classes begin, as well. Yay for getting back into the swing of things!