This post has been a long time coming. See, back in early 2008, oh so long ago, I was just beginning my descent into musical obsession. I was fourteen years old, naïve, and thoroughly convinced that I was better than everyone else. In my quest for music, I stumbled upon a rap group called Flobots. Remember them? The “I can ride my bike with no handlebars” guys? Yeah. Well, I got really into them for a while. Not one of my finer moments.
Anyway, I decided that I needed to have their entire album, Fight With Tools. It wasn’t on iTunes, though, and I didn’t have physical money back then, so going to Barnes & Noble was not an option. I downloaded it through Amazon’s MP3 thing, and got a little surprise. Every new Amazon MP3 user received a free download of The Apples in Stereo’s track titled Energy. This single song changed how I viewed music forever.
I loved everything about the track, from its jangly guitars, to its upbeat lyrics. I started to see music in a whole new light. Music didn’t have to be angry or hateful. Music didn’t even have to have an important message! Music could just be fun.
I needed more tunes like this. For some reason, it never occurred to me to go to the source and get the whole album, but I did start getting into a bunch of bands that made fun-sounding music. I started with Franz Ferdinand and Arctic Monkeys, and slowly descended into the insane music-loving state that I’m currently in.
I figured it was time for me to give a listen to the record that holds the song that is responsible for my obsession with music.
Fairy-tale ending time; I freaking love New Magnetic Wonder.
The record is catchy, poppy, joyous, and beautiful. I really don’t have much else to say. I’m just really happy about this. I’m glad to see that it wasn’t a crappy record that got me into music.
Swole Ear 
My music roots began with Franz Ferdinand and Arctic Monkeys as well, haha