Direct Hit!: “Fuck You! Get Pumped!”
Sometimes I think all forms of music are equally valid and beautiful; when I’m in a gentle, contemplative mood, I can appreciate anything. During these sojourns in Sensitive World, I truly believe that music is the best and purest method of emotional expression available to the human race, and that everyone should have a band and create whatever their heart dictates, no matter how lame.
But that’s not true. The best kind of music is punk rock, and most everything else is just hippie bullshit. Direct Hit! is a totally bullshit-free band, and I hope they go out and murder Animal Collective and whoever else the flower children are grooving to now. Go to Direct Hit!’s website, click “play” on their mp3 widget, and the first thing you hear is a raw voice screaming the instructions in this article’s title. That is, as we say, rad. The music that follows does not disappoint – it’s melodic pop-punk that’s about as “hardcore” as pop-punk can really get. These guys are fast, tight, and clearly insane. These are the three qualities most highly treasured around the office here (at least among myself and Mr. 51% – Third World Timmy seems to prefer comically pretentious pomp-rock by failed movie actors), so Direct Hit! instantly went into heavy rotation.
You can download their recently-released EP #3 right now, for the price of your choosing, at the aforementioned website, and I strongly suggest you do so. (I also suggest you donate a few bucks, since these guys deserve some cash for making music so blissfully funny and squirrel-shit nuts). These are songs about guns and zombies and murder, and they are totally awesome. Like it or not, this is your new favorite band.
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This is my new favorite band btw.
And Jared Leto made a good album–just cause he’s pretentious doesn’t mean you can’t like his music. Shit… this is coming from the guy who used to read Pitchfork NONSTOP. They’re the most pretentious people on earth!
Haha, I see a touched a nerve, Mr. Third World. That’s for the Destiny’s Child comments.
Your mom touched a nerve.
And how about you get an avatar rather than that dopy looking gray/whitebox
gravatars.com I believe is the site. Make it a cool one. So no pictures of your face
ooooh snap!
I couldn’t agree more. Rad dudes as well.