I’ve adopted the practice lately of discovering new music by going to the music store and picking out an album based only on the band’s name, album art, and song names.  Being in what I like to call a music doldrums, and desperate for something new musically lately, my brother and I attempted this the other day.  One of the albums we ended up with is  Aliens and Rainbows by Ferras.  Shortly after purchase, we realized the genre is pop, and, since I still immediately think of N’Sync when I hear “pop” the flags went up.  Wrongfully so, though.  You seldom hear an artist that exhibits as much variation in his/her entire career that Ferras does in one album.  The music is heavily piano driven with ridiculous vocals.  It does still have that “pop” feel, but it is damn good.

In other news, Jack’s Mannequin is playing in Omaha this Saturday, but the show is already sold out.  In the words of Jake: FUCK!!