PT: Jerry Stole My Bit But I'm Going To Add

Last night after I posted my Beatles list, I went for a nice drive to dunkin' donuts and read some books. In dunkin' donuts, a song came on the radio. It was "Fireflies" by Owl City. Since I first heard this song I've hated it, as with most things. However, sometimes I'm able to adapt like I did to Phoenix. This wasn't one of those times.
"Fireflies" is exactly what Jerry said it is. It's a cheap rip off from one of today's greatest artists. The thing that really perturbs me is not only the fact that this song (and Owl City in general) sucks and there are so many more bands out there that are being eclipsed from the public by Owl City.

#1) Animal Collective - Now, I know there are going to be those of you reading who know Animal Collective and know they have a strong following, but you still can't neglect the fact that they get no airtime on the radio anywhere outside Baltimore. Not only that, but they're still playing smaller venues for the most part. While their most recent release Merriweather Post Pavillion was, without a doubt, the best album of 2009, most people who claim to like them couldn't name more than "My Girls." The album did reach the Billboard Top 20, but that's because of it's huge success in the indie scene. Owl City somehow attracts pop lovers, electro enthusiasts and dumb people that like anything on the radio, ie: half of America. Animal Collective have been running the electro show since the early 2000's, yet Owl City is more known through one bad ripoff song.

#2) Passion Pit - Passion Pit is a sensational electro group with songs that can make you go crazy dancing but are still as enjoyable sitting around. An example of this is "Sleepyhead," Passion Pit's biggest song. There are a decent amount of people who know the song but don't know the band, and that's a shame because their debut album Manners has a lot to offer. A lot more than Ocean Eyes has. You can tell that Passion Pit was influenced by the Postal Service, but it's easy to see they have their own style. Adam Young? He's trying to be the Postal Service's doppleganger.

#3) Hot Chip - Hot Chip are an absolute phenomenon. With three albums since 2004, Hot Chip are, along with Animal Collective, are the most respected when it comes to electronic music. It's easy to see why too when your group boasts songs like "Ready for the Floor" and "And I Was A Boy From School." They manage to lay down beats that you would here in techno clubs all over the words while mixing it up with meaningful lyrics. "We tried/But we didn't have long/We Tried/But we don't belong." That one lyric from "Boy From School" has more power to it than anything Adam Young has produced.

#4) Ratatat - This New York City duo have been huge in the electro/indie world since 2004 with the release of Ratatat from recording label XL. Since then it's been a blur in the music scene, recognized by magazine's (Spin) and online publications (Pitchfork) as one of the best in electro territory. Recently, they played on Letterman with Kid Cudi for his song "Pursuit of Happiness." They also contributed to another song, "Alive," on Cudi's debut album.

#5) The Klaxons - This London group only has one album to it's name, but with that one album they could do nothing for years and let Adam Young create four more records and he still wouldn't be able to touch them. "It's Not Over Yet" is a piece of electro/indie heaven, and if their debut album Myths of the Near Future from 2007 is any indication, these English boys will be around for a long time. It's just a shame that with the talent they have they're being eclipsed by Owl City.

Also, a funny story, I was sitting in a room with friends the other day and Owl City came on, and the one girl turned to the other and said, "They remind me of somebody. I think they sound a little like Death Cab." I wanted to kick her in her ovaries and tell her first off it's not they, it's one man, so don't call "him" "they." He isn't two people (unless a Star Trek like happening occurred and he somehow created music with his future self). Also, wrong fucking band. Death Cab and Postal Service sound nothing alike with the exception of the vocals, obviously. How often do you hear electro beats in Death Cab songs?