Slow Animals and Highly Suspect

It's been far far too long and I have a lot I'd like to say on here, but for now I'm gonna stick to a few basics.

First of all, I'm in Nashville for the summer working at Vandy! So happy to be able to stay in this city for just a while longer. Since I have been working, I've invested in Spotify and lately I've just been listening to a playlist I made that consists of The Strokes' entire catalogue. Today, my favourite is "Slow Animals" from Comedown Machine.

In other news, Highly Suspect are going places guys! Saw these fellas last summer opening for Chevelle and (being the asshole that I am, I normally don't enjoy openers all that much) but this band completely enthralled me. Since, I've been eager for more music and finally it's coming: July 17th is the release of their first full-length album. Until then, I've been relying on singles to get me through. "Lydia" and "Bath Salts" will remain my favourites though, I think. The thing that I love about Highly Suspect besides their amazing stage presence and the incredible integrity in their music is that you can just see IT in these guys. They want IT. They are just starting out (relatively) and they just love making music and jamming. Those are the marks of a good band. I don't care what anyone says, if you're in it for anything but the music, you're kidding yourself. And these guys mean it. They FEEL it. The late night rambles that Johnny, their frontman, posts online are soul-awakening kinds of things that make you realize what being HUMAN means. Just please do yourself a huge favour and check these people out. #MCID

Anyway, there's a lot more I'd like to write but I'm out of time.

(Laters, baby) -- please get this joke