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08 January 2006

Morningwood I know some of you already heard me say this on IRC and play it on my radio set, but this is the song that's going to be blasting out of dorm rooms and a guilty pleasure for indie snobs during the first quarter of 2006.→[More:] It's pure bubblegum pop, and extremely catchy. The video is goofy and funny, and I also like seeing a sexy female lead singer whose dress size is actually in the double digits (maybe jonmc would actually brave the music just to get a look at her curves). Here's another place where you can view this video and the one for Jetsetter (fans of curvy girls will need to take a cold shower after this one), and here's an MP3 of Nth Degree.

post by: matildaben at: 18:42 | 32 comments

I actually quite liked it (song & video, both. The record cover gags are very funny, considering my job). and yes, the singer is tres hawt.

posted by jonmc 08 January | 18:51

Jon, take a look at the jetsetter video.

posted by matildaben 08 January | 18:53

I did. Yum.

(also, I guess the tradition didn't die with "Hey ya.")

posted by jonmc 08 January | 18:55

They should have held back the release for a few months; that song has got "summer" written all over it.

posted by bmarkey 08 January | 18:56

Morningwood opened for Gang Of Four here in Atlanta last October, and I thought they were a hoot. Thanks for the MP3- I like that song a lot.

posted by BoringPostcards 08 January | 18:58

I know, it's a total summer song. In a few months when I do a swap CD called Random Summer Drive 2, I'll make sure to put that on there (if I'm not sick of it by then).

posted by matildaben 08 January | 19:02

I had never heard of them until last night, matildaben, when I was looking at what you were listening to at last.fm. I like your radio plays, so I downloaded some Morningwood, and love that song.

posted by iconomy 08 January | 19:07

Song didn't do anything for me (maybe because I really don't like that nth degree phrase).

The female lead looks like that Osbourne whelp in some shots.

posted by teece 08 January | 19:08

Wow, iconomy, I didn't know you cared. *snif*

posted by matildaben 08 January | 19:13

Yeah, I've been stalking you.

posted by iconomy 08 January | 19:18

Just don't use my lat/long on metafilter, you'll end up in the middle of a lake.

posted by matildaben 08 January | 19:19

(and fwiw, matilda there's some indie stuff that I love. my next music post is about the great lost indie bands of the 80's)

posted by jonmc 08 January | 19:21

Just don't use my lat/long on metafilter, you'll end up in the middle of a lake.
posted by matildaben 08 January | 19:19

It's possible that you had to be there, but this made me laugh.

posted by mudpuppie 08 January | 19:22

The female lead looks like that Osbourne whelp in some shots.

That Osbourne whelp is gonna be a heartbreaker when she grows up.

posted by jonmc 08 January | 19:25

Just don't use my lat/long on metafilter, you'll end up in the middle of a lake.

NOW you tell me!

posted by iconomy 08 January | 19:27

wanna share my scuba gear, ico?

posted by jonmc 08 January | 19:36

Mmm. Morning wood.

posted by Cryptical Envelopment 08 January | 19:39

That Osbourne whelp is gonna be a heartbreaker when she grows up.

≡ Click to see image ≡

posted by brainwidth 08 January | 19:45

Truly, my heart is broken.

And so is some other stuff.

posted by mudpuppie 08 January | 19:50

That's a bad picture, dude. She's cute as the dickens here

posted by jonmc 08 January | 19:58

zombie alert next time!
oh kelly
she knows her colors now
she must
leave the kid alone

posted by ethylene 08 January | 19:59

no surprise wacko jacko pics
really
no one needs that
his "stubble" haunted me for weeks
literally
on the internet
the first time

posted by ethylene 08 January | 20:02

jon, there's as much photoshop as there is kelly in that picture.

posted by brainwidth 08 January | 21:33

Kelly Osbourne will never be beautiful. Then again, who says she has to be?

posted by eamondaly 08 January | 21:39

Huh. This band had never really impressed me the couple of times I caught them on the radio. But this is a fun track. Thanks!

posted by selfnoise 08 January | 21:53

her sister amy was a model

posted by ethylene 08 January | 22:11

I was rather surprised when I saw them as the LAUNCH "Who's Next?" artist. They seemed kinda indie for LAUNCH.

posted by stilicho 08 January | 22:50

Yeah -- the record cover gag is actually funny, even though they ripped it off from Liz Phair's "Why Can't I?" where it was somehow not very funny (and not well matched to the song). And the timing of the video gags was pretty good, cutely tweaking the whole stealing-licks-from-the-record-bin zeitgeist.

On the other hand, I remembered that when I saw this, I thought of the argument that whenever a band does a song with the word "Rock" in the title, it's that band's worst song. It would be a shame if they were a one-hit wonder with the self-promotional sing-along.

posted by stilicho 08 January | 23:03

Wow, I had to take two cold showers after each video.

posted by agropyron 08 January | 23:25

She's yummay! And I always like songs about turning up the radio. An awful lot of ring wear on some of those sleeves, however. VG++.

posted by Triode 08 January | 23:56

Fantastic songs, witty videos and yes, gorgeously curvy singer. Thank you, matildaben!

(The last fm personal radio thing is seriously awesome. I've listened to stilicho's radio and iconomy's too and have found some lovely things that way. You're next!)

posted by melissa may 09 January | 00:14

I'd like to offer a small prize to the person who can collect the most instances of the phrase "J-pop inflected" in Morningwood reviews over the next 6 months.

posted by ikkyu2 09 January | 22:24

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