Headphones On

I have been ridiculously busy the past few weeks... working more hours than I care to admit in mixed company. With zero time to take care of "things"... writing anything beyond emails requesting photography licenses or meetings doesn't happen. So here I sit on the el headed back to that grindstone... and I find my first opportunity to clear my mind by thumbing the tiny keys on my sidekick.

So what have I actually got to say for myself? I think I have the nasty habit of conclusion jumping (not to mention the ability to disconnect paragraphs like nobody's business). Case in point... Razorlight. I heard this name a few years ago usually mentioned in conjection with bands like The Libertines or similar I-could-care-less-heavy-geeeetar-lad-rock. Therefore I jumped to the, I now realize incorrect, assumption that Razorlight was yawn-inducing-over-hyped-crap. Well I'm not retracting the over-hype... but the crap label was probably incorrectly applied. I was sent a copy of their new self titled record and was so shocked by what I heard... Squeeze-inspired pianos, Zombies-like harmonized chori¹, and none of the horrible I expected. I shouldn't be judging bands based upon hype and their band name but books *are* judged by the covers.

¹ I prefer "chori" to "choruses"... the latter
seeming to make me grind my teeth when said aloud.

Buy some: Razorlight