thoughTs whIle StariNG at A WalL

first, i think that i love the way Elton John sings the word "funny." have a listen sometime.

second, Silversun Pickups (SSPU) rock my world. i just picked up Swoon, their second release and i'm entirely stoked to finally listen through. the first single was solid and is actually only the third single ever from an independent label (Dangerbird Records) to hit #1 on Billboard (a story on it here)
when we were in japan, glenn and i were toying with the idea of trying to court Dangerbird with our album once it gets finished. i think that they must be doing something right: SSPU isn't exactly the pop band that seems to be the norm to top billboard with solid songs that definitely breach the 4-5 minute mark that get radio play. please don't get me wrong. nothing can be taken away from SSPU's pure tenacity when it comes to doing their thing, but in a world where there are many great bands that will never see the stage the way SSPU does now simply because of how labels have generally ruined the music business, Dangerbird has managed to fly. until then---