Bands I'm Hooked on Right Now

Sigur Ros
Strangely, hearing Hoppipolla (one of their best songs) constantly due to all the 'Earth' trailers led me to Sigur Ros. They're pretty great, really. At times, very happy, hopeful music, but at other times sorrowful. Ah, and some of the songs would fit seamlessly into a movie. This one I'm going to embed, Saeglopur, is amazing. And, yes, I had to find a website that gave pronunciations on all the crazy Polish words featured in the song names. Foolishly, I had thought they were pronounced SUGAR ROSS, which is retarded (I'm such an ignorant American), but really it's pronouned more like si-yur rose. So now I use every opportunity I can to correctly say "Sigur Ros"



Ween
They're very weird, and almost surreal. My brother is a huge fan and has been to one of their concerts. I never thought I liked them, but I heard a few of their songs and now I'm kinda hooked. And I just learned from the band's Wiki that the two founders are named Gene and Dean Ween. That's almost the coolest thing ever. But I love their lo-fi, experimental tone. This song, Mutilated Lips, is straaange. It's not a question of "if" LSD was used when recording this song, but "how much" LSD was in effect.



311
Oh my god, they are great. I randomly have their greatest hits stored away on my iPod and I can't get enough. Their songs stick in your head forever. They have a really cool, almost reggae-ish (it has to be cool) sound and the lead singers' voices are great. I feel like a cool kid when I listen to them. This song is Flowing and is all kinds of amazing.



MGMT
Yeah, they're God's gift to Earth, in a way. Very cliche lyrics and that's why I love them. The instrumentals are orgasmic and their videos are crazy. It's all sorta psycodelic and amazing. No explanation is needed for the song below. Mhm.