Why:
So this was the age of the buzz-band.
Even though they sounded nothing like the Strokes, this was all post-Strokes.
Maps remains an amazing song, but honestly –the rest of this album was all about the art.
When a band seems more known for their singer’s stage-wear and performance than the music then I’m not sure it’s for me.
Is she trying to deep-throat the mic? Do I really care about her costume?
But then, I was seeing this gig at a bit of a remove.
I was sober, and we were sitting on a VIP table at the front of the balcony thanks to the girl I shouldn’t have been involved with but who was in the industry and who could arrange things like this.
It added an appropriate theatrical vibe to a theatrical show, and it felt as if it was important to be there because – well, they were a buzz band and we were cool people.
I was never passionate about this band.
High: Maps
Drinking: No.
Thinking: I’m honestly not quite sure what all the fuss is about.