So, first off, a little bit about this experiment. Basically, I was going through some of my music to find some of the older obscure tracks from my collection. I debated including this track, as it's sort of objectively ... not good. But I did remember these guys pretty fondly, for a number of reasons, and included these guys so I could tell the story.
I actually spent most of my college years almost completely immersed in electronica of every variety, but towards the tail end, I started catching up/seeing what was was happening in the "rock" world, which at the turn of the millennium, was emo/post-emo indie rock. I think I had some (much better) Midtown tracks, and ended up finding these fellow NJ pop-punkers (and some even lesser known brethren like Humble Beginnings) either through mp3.com or AudioGalaxy.
These guys ended up being mostly a stepping stone towards listening to much better punk (Lawrence Arms, Pitchfork, Drive Like Jehu, Fugazi and the Dischord catalog) and to some much more emo emo that I discovered around the same time period, but that's a story for the next track. :)
Also, "listeners" are last.fm listeners.
Assuming all this data will get pulled automagically when thisismyjam gets Echo Nest super cow powers.
Lane Meyer (New Jersey, US)
http://www.last.fm/music/Lanemeyer
25,335 plays (1,548 listeners)
9 Comments (since 9 Oct 2011)
flaneur
This feels every inch of 1998.
lhl
Ha, yeah, got distracted w / a phone call, posting a more detailed post now...
lhl
So, first off, a little bit about this experiment. Basically, I was going through some of my music to find some of the older obscure tracks from my collection. I debated including this track, as it's sort of objectively ... not good. But I did remember these guys pretty fondly, for a number of reasons, and included these guys so I could tell the story.
lhl
I actually spent most of my college years almost completely immersed in electronica of every variety, but towards the tail end, I started catching up/seeing what was was happening in the "rock" world, which at the turn of the millennium, was emo/post-emo indie rock. I think I had some (much better) Midtown tracks, and ended up finding these fellow NJ pop-punkers (and some even lesser known brethren like Humble Beginnings) either through mp3.com or AudioGalaxy.
lhl
These guys ended up being mostly a stepping stone towards listening to much better punk (Lawrence Arms, Pitchfork, Drive Like Jehu, Fugazi and the Dischord catalog) and to some much more emo emo that I discovered around the same time period, but that's a story for the next track. :)
lhl
(BTW, you guys definitely need to do something about the character limits!)
lhl
Also, "listeners" are last.fm listeners. Assuming all this data will get pulled automagically when thisismyjam gets Echo Nest super cow powers. Lane Meyer (New Jersey, US) http://www.last.fm/music/Lanemeyer 25,335 plays (1,548 listeners)
lhl
Next installment, tmw.
gtmcknight
This song is awesome. Actually made me go back and listen to more college-ish music like Knapsack and My Hotel Year