Music Review: Fun.
Some Nights
By Fun.
Raise your hand if you like the title track to this album. Ok, let’s see…that’s 1…2…4…19…yes, I see you…456…9,689,231. (Man, a lot of people read this blog.) Make that 9,689,232 because I think this is my favorite album of the year.
I was a little late to the game finding Fun. – their upcoming concert at the Ryman was sold out before I even knew who they were. Sigh. They’ve gotten 6 Grammy nominations for this year – including Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist. Hopefully, they will perform so I’ll be able to see them play.
Personally, I think the band is kind of a modern day Queen. Their album has an almost operatic opening track. I would call this style Drama Pop. Take a listen…
Isn’t that fun? Some Nights is actually the band’s second album. I may go back and try to find their first, Aim and Ignite from 2009, but I have a feeling if we didn’t hear it then it might not be worth hearing. Time will tell.
Man, I love that drum line. Makes you want to check out the whole album, doesn’t it?
Happy listening…
Amanda
PS This album is not on freegal (sigh) but you can download a knock off version of Some Nights as well as the version heard on Glee, just FYI. Or you can get all three to compare and contrast.
Themocracy
Thanks for your thoughts on Fun. I wish the CD were available at the library, along with titles by The Lumineers, Young the Giant, and Imagine Dragons. I love this music, and, hey, I’m 60!
Hey Jane – not sure if I got your meaning but the library does own Some Nights. You can put a hold on it here.
There is a bit of a holds list though because they are, ah, fun.