Common Grackle: Good songs for people who like car commercials
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Once we finally got to the point where "indie" musicians figured out they could start making money by getting their songs into commercials for just about anything from lite beers to Outback Steakhouse, I found it alright to start labeling certain bands as "commercial core," or bands who sound like they'd make the perfect background sound to sell Generation X, Y, and Z, whatever it is that needs selling, and has a big advertising budget.
Car commercials utilize this the most. While some take me by surprise (Golden Triangle and The Monks), others sort of have this vibe that says: "hey hip urbanite, or person who is cooler than most of their suburban friends, buy this really cool, low emission, compact, two-door, made in the USA, automobile because we set this commercial to that indie rock you all like!" I kinda get that "I'm driving in my Jetta, I don't have a fucking care in the world" feeling from this song by Common Grackle. I think that should be a good feeling, but I'm not totally sure. I think this sounds like a poor mans Why? or a bunch of Canadians who really like Grandaddy -- which it very well might be since they are from the Great White North.
Common Grackle, "Great Depression"
Posted on August 26, 2010. More on: golden triangle, common grackle, brooklyn hater
