What the band describes as, “Telling the story of a man who is stuck in his head and riddled with social anxiety to the point where he is unable to leave his apartment,” the video for “Trouble” is a little bit of synth-y dream pop and a little bit outer space/inner space anxiety.
Featuring Kyle Pacek (Guardians Of The Galaxy) and David Child (Life Hold On), the video shows that if you free your ass, your mind will follow.
The Knocks - TROUBLE ft. Absofacto (Official Video)
From the Testify EP, out now on Big Beat Records/Neon Gold. Catch this New York duo on tour.
I’ve mostly avoided the hullabaloo around Robin Thicke because I thought I didn’t care, but the truth is that it bugs the shit out of me. Not because I feel a need to defend him (but I will) or that I think he’s some amazing artist (who cares?) but because the hypocrisy of the whole thing is just obnoxious. I mean, really…are we really ready to surrender to the squares?
The basic argument against Thicke breaks down along two lines:
He’s a lout for carrying on with Miley Cyrus at the Video Music Awards and calling women bitches
The first is so preposterous I am amazed I even have to address it, but here it goes: Popular music always has and always will feed on itself.
Traditional folk music and bluegrass structure is built around a handful of simple patterns. Same with the blues. Same with most rock and roll, including so much of the rock canon we all adore.
