HIPSTER RUNOFF » We Have Band

This Cover is pretty ‘alright’

Carles — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:10:12 +0000

MP3 REVIEW
We Have Band – West End Girls (Pet Shop Boys Cover)

Review: I am still trying to figure out how much/why I like We Have Band. I think I made a gimmick post about them where I called them ‘the next Metronomy’. Sort of wish they were around 2 years earlier during the golden age of bloghouse. Most covers are ‘kinda dumb’ and ‘forced’, but I think this one is ‘chill’ and ‘well-executed. The song ‘West End Girls’ is ‘good’ but also kind of ‘boring.’ Most 80s songs are ‘fun to know about’ but aren’t 100% listenable. Maybe it’s just because VH1 sort of memefied the 80s too much. Just think it’s fun to talk about ‘covers’ since u have something 2 judge the product against. laters

Grade: 4.25 out of 10 runoffs

Original Song

Previous HRO We Have Band Coverage
http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/2008/11/is-we-have-band-the-next-metronomy.html
http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/2008/09/we-have-band-yall.html

We Have Band Myspace
http://www.myspace.com/wehaveband

Is WE HAVE BAND the next METRONOMY?

Carles — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:46:21 +0000

Love how this video demonstrates how s0 many different people & sounds converge to form 1 hit authentic song.

We Have Band =

conceptually satisfying
may or may not ’sound good’ to every1
mixed race band full of marketable members with solid personal brands
has a blipster
has a kreative white guy
has a possible HRO krush
a lil bit dancey
a lil bit conceptual in a poppy Metronomy kinda way
might be postElectro
might be postBlogHouse

In a world where most products don’t satisfy your demand for a ‘well-executed aesthetic that isn’t immediately accessible to mainstreamers’, never underestimate the power of a Conceptually Satisfying Product (CSP). CSPs stand out from ‘what already exists’ and makes you more authentic for ‘appreciating them’ in a way that most ppl will never be able to.

[MP3]
We Have Band Oh!

Purchase OH! Single
http://puregroove.co.uk/itemview.aspx?item=473

Myspaces
http://www.myspace.com/wehaveband
http://www.myspace.com/50bonesrecords
http://www.myspace.com/maisonkitsune

WE HAVE BAND, YALL.

Carles — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:02:00 +0000

I am pretty into WE HAVE BAND in the way that any authentic tastemaker should be. I think they mix a bunch of aesthetics that are worthy of my authenticcoolhunting attention. Wonder where they will be after a few ‘interesting’ music videos + effective utilization of the remix economy (import & export).

The song ‘You Came Out’ appeals to me because:

it is a mix of automatic + ‘organic’ instruments

perceived as kind of lofi/authentic recording process

the girls sounds keut/interesting/dancey

whistling makes me remember ‘the first time I heard YOUNG FOLKS’ mixed with ‘the first time I heard HOMECOMING’

Sounds like it has the opportunity to be a Song of the Blog Year, which u and ur group of friends will remember kind of like ‘the time _____ had that party, and at the time u were listening to a lot of LETSMAKELOVE/SADSADCITY/YOUNGFOLKS/D.A.N.C.E./TEENSRMXes/etc.’

I’m just searching for songs to define the eras of my meaningful life, yall. This one might be representative of my transition phase between bloghouse to authentic disco.

[MP3]
We Have Band You Came Out (Demo)

Myspace
http://www.myspace.com/wehaveband

I found out this was good bc they blggd abt it
http://this.bigstereo.net/2008/09/14/we-have-band/
http://masshyperbole.blogspot.com/2008/09/we-have-band.html

Buy the Kitsune compilation that this song will be on

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