It must be in the air here

In the world of long, ironic, & long and ironic bandnames, Say Hi To Your Mom was a member of the royal court. Maybe it was the cross-country move (recently re-located from Brooklyn to Seattle) or maybe he just had a moment of clarity after reading “Clap Your Hands Say Yeah” on paper but Eric Elbogen upped and dropped all the love for your mother, changing the name to simply, Say Hi.

The Wishes & The Glitch, is the second album I’ve owned from Elbogen & his revolving cast of band members, and it lends itself well to the first theory in the preceeding paragraph. 2006’s Impeccable Blah’s, the pre-cursor to The Wishes & The Glitch, was a concept album about a certain pop-culture vampire icon bubbling over with moping synths and creepy sing-alongs. Fast forward to now and Eric is all grown up, admitting his character flaws, mourning how easy he is falling for you, and admiring your dance moves over liquid basslines, much more subtle synth work, his most dynamic drumming to date, and without doubt his most priceless melodies so far. Not to mention he gets by with a little help from his friends, John Roderick (The Long Winters) and David Bazan.

I have listened to this record at least twenty-five times in the past two weeks. Walking on campus, driving to work, driving six hours, laying in bed, etc. I must say I don’t even remember being so taken with these songs, it just happened very quickly. One day I didn’t know them and the next they were glued firmly to the walls of my subconscious. You may buy the record and do the same below. Samples provided.

[mp3] Say Hi – Northwestern Girls

And an old one

[mp3] Say Hi To Your Mom – Blah Blah Blah

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