Weekend or Weekend Nachos?
Band-naming conventions have gotten a little out of hand. There was the "wolf" epidemic of 2005 (Wolf Parade, Wolf Eyes) and the short-lived "crystal" wave of 2008 (Crystal Stilts, Crystal Castles), while the "[animal] + [some twee thing]" equation is, to this day, slowly killing me. Bear in Heaven, I am on to you.
It's over, folks. "Weekend" is the new whatever was popular five Google searches ago. With a tip of the hat to McSweeney's (and to MetalSucks), here's what your favorite Weekend band says about your upcoming weekend.
What Your Favorite Weekend Band Says About You
The Weeknd
- Album: House of Balloons
- Song: What You Need
The slow-jam party in your Williamsburg loft is less Voodoo and quaffed Petron and more shotgunned PBR and a shuffled iTunes playlist. You and your friends called it PBR&B before it was cool, then subsequently joined in the backlash.
House of Balloons is available as a free download from The Weeknd's website.
Weekend
- Album: Sports
- Song: Coma Summer
Sofia Coppola asked you and your friends to ride fixie bikes through a quaintly suburban neighborhood at night for her new movie. You do this every Friday night anyway.
Weekend Nachos
- Album: Unforgivable
- Song: Reason To Die
Only your Tumblr followers knew about the hardcore show in your basement, but it's cool; only 20 people can fit on the dirt pile you call a floor anyway.
Purchase Featured Music
- "Reason To Die"
- Album: Unforgivable
- Artist: Weekend Nachos
- Label: Relapse Records
- Released: 2009
Weekends
- Album: Strange Cultures
- Song: Raingirls
There is a hairy, greasy, overweight man in nothing but a felt sippy-cup costume in your kitchen eating birthday cake. It's not your birthday. This is not out of the ordinary.
Strange Cultures is available from Friends Records.
Vampire Weekend
- Album: Contra
- Song: Horchata
Ummm, I'm gonna need you to come in tomorrow. So if you could be here around 9, that would be great, mmm-kay?
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