Your love is an abyss for my heart to eclipse, now Todd (VO): Now, "Feel It Still" is obviously the better of the two. And to hear songs like that on the radio, I mean, that makes me feel just absolutely. Or at the very least, uplifting, triumphant. ![]() Unlike the bleak depression pop that seems to have taken over the Top 40, these two songs are, you know, upbeat. Todd: Now, what about the songs themselves? He then goes outside and jogs on the sidewalk while the Rocky theme plays. Achievement unlocked: Into Band Before They Were Big Trumpet fanfare and caption: 10,000 Hipster Points. is shocking to me because one, they were underground for years and two, I was into them before they were big. The fact that I'm talking about them at all. The Man was the indiest of indie bands one of those acts who were cool people in the know, but no one ever expected to break through. Todd (VO): Imagine Dragons were a hit instantly, and were performing at the Grammys within a year of their first album. Live performance of Imagine Dragons - " Demons" Todd (VO): Now, despite being in the same genre making similar-ish music, these two bands have taken entirely different paths up to this point. Todd: Can't decide whether your indie band should have ironic punctuation or a "the" in the middle its name? Why not both?Ĭlip of Portugal. The Man, a band who are new to the Top 40 and, have the worst band name in history. ![]() Todd (VO): Now the two songs are, "Thunder" by Imagine Dragons, a band we've talked about before. slave to the genre, why don't we look at two vaguely indie-ish rock bands in the Top 40 right now? Todd (VO): I mean I put Neon Trees in my top ten list one year. And because there are so few of them, and because of my rock 'n roller past, I've noticed you guys just assume I'll immediately lap up whatever rock band wins the sweepstakes, just 'cause they play actual instruments with their actual physical hands. But, it never seems to last any longer than a blip. I'm still rooting for you, Walk the Moon. Todd (VO): I-I mean I guess Bastille's still hanging in there trying for that second big hit. Montage of clips from Bastille performance of "Bad Blood" video for Walk the Moon - "One Foot" X Ambassadors performance of " Unsteady" About once or twice a year, we get a big hit from an indie-sounding band, and typically you never hear from them again (Unless You're Twenty One Pilots). Todd (VO): I call it the Fluke Indie Hit Sweepstakes. Ragnar Þórhallsson: Don't listen to a word I say Todd: But it still tends to pop up into the mainstream here and there.Ĭlip of Of Monsters and Men performing "Little Talks" Todd (VO): Now I listen to mostly Top 40 because, rock music is about six hundred times less relevant. Todd (VO): Now like I said, the first music I got into when I became old enough to make my own decisions was good old alternative rock. My name's Todd, and my soul belongs to rock 'n' roll. Robert Bateman, Zachary Scott Carothers, Freddie Gorman, John Baldwin Gourley, John Hill, Brian Holland, Eric Andrew Howk, Kyle O'Quin, Jason Wade Sechrist, Asa TacconeĪn interactive version of the video allows users to collect a set of links to resources including donation sites for Planned Parenthood and the ACLU, custom-designed protest posters, and stencil kits for resistance graffiti.Todd plays "Thunder" and then "Feel It Still" on the piano. This video is our way of saying that we’re all in this together.” Gurley says “Trying to write music that would help people feel they’re not alone, even if they’re angry or feeling lost. The video has clips from Alex Jones conspiracy website InfoWars. That’s why we started to play music - get in a van, go play and have a good time." It’s cool it connects with so many people. If I’m being honest, I had no idea what it meant, because we’ve never been near. In an interview, when asked "How did you hear the song cracked the charts?", John Gurley says, "I saw it on Twitter.It was featured in advertisementsįor the Apple iPad Pro, Vitamin Water, and YouTube TV. (The band faced some lawsuits from this). The song has interpolations from The Marvelettes.The song reached number one on the Alternative Songs chart and became their first entry on the Hot 100. "Feel It Still" is a song by American rock band Portugal. ![]() Ooh woo, I'm a rebel just for kicks, yeah Kids in the middle, move over 'til it falls (Ooh woo, I'm a rebel just for kicks, now) Might've had your fill, but you feel it still Leave her with a baby sitter, mama, call the grave digger ![]() Think I'll dust 'em off, put 'em back up on the shelf
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