WINTERKIDS PRIMER.
So, some of my flist is into really, really great music. It's varied, it's cosmopolitan, it's everything from poppy to angry and back. Some of you, however, have really feeble taste in music. Not your fault! You just haven't been exposed to the right stuff. Maybe your moms and dads only ever listened to Lionel Richie, idk.
BUT I AM HERE TO FIX THAT.
My newest project is called Music You've Never Heard Of, and I'm about to open your minds. Cool? Cool.
Let's start with Winterkids.
Winterkids is a five-piece from a town in England called Peaslake, which they rep hardcore. It's known for such wonderful and exciting sights as Pitch Hill, the fifth highest peak in Surrey. Peaslake is in their top MySpace friends, and also opens their music video for Tape It. They've been compared to everyone from the Buzzcocks to Franz Ferdinand to Pulp to Kaiser Chiefs. They got their name because all five members were born in the winter.
Their five members are:James Snider (vocals & guitar) - He's like if Trace Cyrus was in Panic at the Disco. Knows how to say "protractor" in German.
Hannah Snider (vocals, glockenspiel, organ & keyboards) - Yeah, glockenspiel. Best band ever, right? She's James' little sister. Getting married next April!
Bradley Osborne (vocals, lead guitar, lap steel & violin) - Has big hair and is basically a pretty lesbian. Has a penchant for scarves. Oldest in the group.
Tom Downer (bass, double bass, banjo, mandolin, ukelele & guitar) - Likes Disney and tea. First band was called Electric Cattle Prod.
Chris Muldoon (drums & percussion) - Looks kind of like a funny-shaped Butcher. Is an excellent cook. Shops at American Apparel.
Pictures, please?
Left to right: Hannah, James, Chris, Tom, Bradley.
lol james your hair
Obligatory press shot. Bradley, Chris, James, Hannah, Tom, because I bet you're still confused about who's who about everyone who isn't Hannah and James.
BRADS. SCARF. WHY?
I didn't tell you yet, but they're horrific dorks. BOWLING TEAM. Sixth guy (the one in the red shirt who isn't James and who likes weirdly like Pete Wentz?) is part of their tour entourage. I think his name is Sam.
wat. FYI, they toured with a band called Elle Milano, who is the other bowling team pictured here. You should check out their rockin' tunes.
LASERQUEST. HORRIFIC DORKS. ♥
BRADLEY. YOU DANDY. YOU BIG, GOOFY, GRINNING DANDY.
GRINNING!
James, you just- *sigh*.
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
Okay, just to be fair, let's show some photos of James that aren't unflattering.
See? He's cute. And snuggly. And he manages to take himself seriously even when he looks like this:
OMFG AHAHAHAHAHA JAAAAAMES YOU EMO LITTLE HIPSTER.
*SNERK* BAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW. Oh, shit. Oh, shiiiit. So cute when he's trying to be intense. YOU'RE EMBARRASSING TOM.
In other news, BRADLEY.
ahahaha scarves
...wat.
PRETTY LESBIAN.
OH NO, HE CAUGHT THE GAY FROM JAMES.
Oh, right, James is really gay.
*SNERK*
He also has this killer cute little sister named Hannah. They look like this:
Here's what James had to say about that photo:Hello from sunny Florida. We are probably more like 5000 miles (?) away from home...but the title seemed relevant since it's the name of a new track from the upcoming album!
This week has mostly been about seeing family, however, we did manage to spend a day with Mickey and Minnie too.
It was good...but not as exciting as I remember it being last time we visited. Although to be fair, last time Hannah and I graced the 'Magical Kingdom', I was about 4 feet tall and Hannah regularly wet the bed.
I love them. LOVE THEM.
She's like the Vicky T of Winterkids. Female keyboardist! Only, in Cobra, the frontman wants to get into her pants, and here that would be disturbing. wtf i read waycest
TOM.
...wat.
...wat.
...wat.
Okay, it's here twice. I DON'T HAVE THAT MANY PHOTOS OF HIM, K.
...Jon Walker?
And Chris, who I have very, very few photos of.
Guy in the front with stupid hair is another dude from their tour entourage, named Adam.
Anyway, misc photos:
Actually, these are all of James. I LOVE HIM K.
\o/!
"Us with a big frog talking pond politics."
...DORKS.
D IS FOR DORK.
Here are some wicked music videos you might want to check out, to here their music and see what they look like ~in action.
To start, my favorite music video: Tape It!
I'll leave to to flail about how you just eargasmed and realized that I was right, they're the best band ever. I already know, so I'll just move on to video commentary:
omfg any time James appears with tea, I laugh. That moment at 1:43 when he drinks tea really intensely and then abruptly ends it to sing? I LOL EVERY TIME, IDK. The stare at the camera at 2:28 is pretty good, too.
THEIR CLOTHES. THEIR JUMPCUTS. THEIR PRIDE IN PEASLAKE. THEIR GLOCKENSPEILS. THEIR FEATHERY MASKS ALL OVER THE HOUSE. THEIR BAD, JERKY DANCE MOVES. JDCFHWEKFH OMFG YAY.
Number of times we get a close-up of James' collar without his face: 5
Number of separate scenes that include teacups: 3
Number of times James slaps himself in the face: 4
...Wow.
Next up! The video for All The Money, which takes place IN WINTER.
HANNAH. YOU'RE WEARING A SLEEVELESS DRESS. THAT HAT AND UMBRELLA WON'T PROTECT YOU FROM THE COLD. Bradley! Singing along! Omfg I want to squish him.
This next song wasn't on their first album- it's the first single from their upcoming album, and it's called Wonderland.
The video is just... unbelievable. Warning for cartoon nudity.
I. Just. I don't even know. Apparently Hannah longs in her heart of hearts for shoes, James for sex, Chris for a pirate ship, Tom for playing banjo with fat Mexicans in the sky and Bradley for a grilled cheese sandwich tree? And then when the music starts to sound like the Decemberists, everything turns evil and James' hot girlfriend turns into a bunny?
Now some other fun videos for you to witness!
You should watch this because there's no way to describe how bad James' dancing is unless you witness it yourself. HE FAILS LIKE A SEAL. HE DOES THIS WEIRD JERKY PENGUIN THING. HE BENDS HIS KNEES LIKE A BABY FOAL. Around 2:23, he starts... swimming? There's a huge, full-screen HQ version of that with two other tracks (Wonderland and Use Your Feet) over here at liveroom.tv, if you're interested.
Chris declared himself the best cook in the band, and they decided to have a cook-off. Pwnage ensued.
There's plenty more videos of that type, too, if you're so inclined. They run a tour diary on their blog, winterkids.blogspot.com. It's good fun- They update every Friday, so plenty of news and videos.
Here's some other handy links:Their Myspace!
James' MySpace!
Brad's MySpace!
Tom's MySpace!
Their YouTube channel!
Their Flickr photostream!
And now, their first album! Originally titled Memoirs, but later changed to just Winterkids. I wanted to mark the best ones with a star, but literally every song on this album is as catchy, wonderful, pretty and fun as the rest. Here we go!Hear Me Out
Adore
Tape It
All The Money
Use Your Feet
Somebody Else's Clothes
2 Nights 2 Days
Who Am I Kidding?
Brainwashed Since 17
I'm Not Used To You
Your Eyes Are Like Mine
Playing Cards With Gingerbread
Enjoy!
BUT I AM HERE TO FIX THAT.
My newest project is called Music You've Never Heard Of, and I'm about to open your minds. Cool? Cool.
Let's start with Winterkids.
Winterkids is a five-piece from a town in England called Peaslake, which they rep hardcore. It's known for such wonderful and exciting sights as Pitch Hill, the fifth highest peak in Surrey. Peaslake is in their top MySpace friends, and also opens their music video for Tape It. They've been compared to everyone from the Buzzcocks to Franz Ferdinand to Pulp to Kaiser Chiefs. They got their name because all five members were born in the winter.
Their five members are:James Snider (vocals & guitar) - He's like if Trace Cyrus was in Panic at the Disco. Knows how to say "protractor" in German.
Hannah Snider (vocals, glockenspiel, organ & keyboards) - Yeah, glockenspiel. Best band ever, right? She's James' little sister. Getting married next April!
Bradley Osborne (vocals, lead guitar, lap steel & violin) - Has big hair and is basically a pretty lesbian. Has a penchant for scarves. Oldest in the group.
Tom Downer (bass, double bass, banjo, mandolin, ukelele & guitar) - Likes Disney and tea. First band was called Electric Cattle Prod.
Chris Muldoon (drums & percussion) - Looks kind of like a funny-shaped Butcher. Is an excellent cook. Shops at American Apparel.
Pictures, please?
Left to right: Hannah, James, Chris, Tom, Bradley.
lol james your hair
Obligatory press shot. Bradley, Chris, James, Hannah, Tom, because I bet you're still confused about who's who about everyone who isn't Hannah and James.
BRADS. SCARF. WHY?
I didn't tell you yet, but they're horrific dorks. BOWLING TEAM. Sixth guy (the one in the red shirt who isn't James and who likes weirdly like Pete Wentz?) is part of their tour entourage. I think his name is Sam.
wat. FYI, they toured with a band called Elle Milano, who is the other bowling team pictured here. You should check out their rockin' tunes.
LASERQUEST. HORRIFIC DORKS. ♥
BRADLEY. YOU DANDY. YOU BIG, GOOFY, GRINNING DANDY.
GRINNING!
James, you just- *sigh*.
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
Okay, just to be fair, let's show some photos of James that aren't unflattering.
See? He's cute. And snuggly. And he manages to take himself seriously even when he looks like this:
OMFG AHAHAHAHAHA JAAAAAMES YOU EMO LITTLE HIPSTER.
*SNERK* BAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW. Oh, shit. Oh, shiiiit. So cute when he's trying to be intense. YOU'RE EMBARRASSING TOM.
In other news, BRADLEY.
ahahaha scarves
...wat.
PRETTY LESBIAN.
OH NO, HE CAUGHT THE GAY FROM JAMES.
Oh, right, James is really gay.
*SNERK*
He also has this killer cute little sister named Hannah. They look like this:
Here's what James had to say about that photo:Hello from sunny Florida. We are probably more like 5000 miles (?) away from home...but the title seemed relevant since it's the name of a new track from the upcoming album!
This week has mostly been about seeing family, however, we did manage to spend a day with Mickey and Minnie too.
It was good...but not as exciting as I remember it being last time we visited. Although to be fair, last time Hannah and I graced the 'Magical Kingdom', I was about 4 feet tall and Hannah regularly wet the bed.
I love them. LOVE THEM.
She's like the Vicky T of Winterkids. Female keyboardist! Only, in Cobra, the frontman wants to get into her pants, and here that would be disturbing. wtf i read waycest
TOM.
...wat.
...wat.
...wat.
Okay, it's here twice. I DON'T HAVE THAT MANY PHOTOS OF HIM, K.
...Jon Walker?
And Chris, who I have very, very few photos of.
Guy in the front with stupid hair is another dude from their tour entourage, named Adam.
Anyway, misc photos:
Actually, these are all of James. I LOVE HIM K.
\o/!
"Us with a big frog talking pond politics."
...DORKS.
D IS FOR DORK.
Here are some wicked music videos you might want to check out, to here their music and see what they look like ~in action.
To start, my favorite music video: Tape It!
Click to viewI'll leave to to flail about how you just eargasmed and realized that I was right, they're the best band ever. I already know, so I'll just move on to video commentary:
omfg any time James appears with tea, I laugh. That moment at 1:43 when he drinks tea really intensely and then abruptly ends it to sing? I LOL EVERY TIME, IDK. The stare at the camera at 2:28 is pretty good, too.
THEIR CLOTHES. THEIR JUMPCUTS. THEIR PRIDE IN PEASLAKE. THEIR GLOCKENSPEILS. THEIR FEATHERY MASKS ALL OVER THE HOUSE. THEIR BAD, JERKY DANCE MOVES. JDCFHWEKFH OMFG YAY.
Number of times we get a close-up of James' collar without his face: 5
Number of separate scenes that include teacups: 3
Number of times James slaps himself in the face: 4
...Wow.
Next up! The video for All The Money, which takes place IN WINTER.
HANNAH. YOU'RE WEARING A SLEEVELESS DRESS. THAT HAT AND UMBRELLA WON'T PROTECT YOU FROM THE COLD. Bradley! Singing along! Omfg I want to squish him.
This next song wasn't on their first album- it's the first single from their upcoming album, and it's called Wonderland.
The video is just... unbelievable. Warning for cartoon nudity.
I. Just. I don't even know. Apparently Hannah longs in her heart of hearts for shoes, James for sex, Chris for a pirate ship, Tom for playing banjo with fat Mexicans in the sky and Bradley for a grilled cheese sandwich tree? And then when the music starts to sound like the Decemberists, everything turns evil and James' hot girlfriend turns into a bunny?
Now some other fun videos for you to witness!
You should watch this because there's no way to describe how bad James' dancing is unless you witness it yourself. HE FAILS LIKE A SEAL. HE DOES THIS WEIRD JERKY PENGUIN THING. HE BENDS HIS KNEES LIKE A BABY FOAL. Around 2:23, he starts... swimming? There's a huge, full-screen HQ version of that with two other tracks (Wonderland and Use Your Feet) over here at liveroom.tv, if you're interested.
Chris declared himself the best cook in the band, and they decided to have a cook-off. Pwnage ensued.
There's plenty more videos of that type, too, if you're so inclined. They run a tour diary on their blog, winterkids.blogspot.com. It's good fun- They update every Friday, so plenty of news and videos.
Here's some other handy links:Their Myspace!
James' MySpace!
Brad's MySpace!
Tom's MySpace!
Their YouTube channel!
Their Flickr photostream!
And now, their first album! Originally titled Memoirs, but later changed to just Winterkids. I wanted to mark the best ones with a star, but literally every song on this album is as catchy, wonderful, pretty and fun as the rest. Here we go!Hear Me Out
Adore
Tape It
All The Money
Use Your Feet
Somebody Else's Clothes
2 Nights 2 Days
Who Am I Kidding?
Brainwashed Since 17
I'm Not Used To You
Your Eyes Are Like Mine
Playing Cards With Gingerbread
Enjoy!