I was going to do an in-depth post about the process of carbon dating, but then something more important came up, Nite Jewel announced their Texas tour dates yesterday. So I apologize.
I first fell in love with her, ahem, fell in love with her music, a few years ago when I first heard "Weak for Me", still one of my favorite tracks from her debut album Good Evening. Since then, synth-pop or "chill-wave" or whatever people are calling it now, has been somewhat played-out. Don't get me wrong, I love electro pop, but it just seems to have exploded everywhere lately, resulting in the bland shrapnel that is the minimal synth wave revival nowadays. But I still enjoy it, and Nite Jewel does it far better than anyone else really. I enjoyed their latest EP, Am I Real?, even though it had some touches of New Agey atmoshpere throughout. And their live performances can really live up to the energy of the albums, probably even more so. Whatever, I just wanna dance. But, I'm old now, so let me rephrase that. I just wanna bob my head slightly and lean up against something kinda near the back, it's too loud in here....
And, on a side note, I just noticed the other day the girls from Nite Jewel played small parts as hipster girls at a party in my favorite scene from the very underrated film Greenberg. I think I enjoyed the film mostly in part because I found myself kinda-sorta-but not really-but definitely identifying with some of his rants, which isn't a good thing....
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