This Could Get Big: FUN. is. FUN!

I'm sure y'all are thinking I caught on the bandwagon late with this one. Which I did. Just a little. But right before one of their songs was featured on Glee. I was in the library, late at night when a friend asked me via text, "What is fun?" And I thought it was a Spongebob reference to the song about fun:

However he just told me, "fun is fun." So I decided to investigate and then spent the rest of the evening having them be the soundtrack to my final college paper.

FUN. (yes the period, or dot, whichever you prefer) is included. I'm sure for emphasis. Regardless, FUN. is a three man band from the Big Apple consisting of Nate, in charge of lead vocals (who used to be apart of the band known as The Format), Jack, who does guitars and trumpet (formally of Steel Train) and Andrew, who literally does everything else from piano and drums to flugelhorn and glockenspiel (formally of Anathallo). These guys came out with their first album back in 2009, called Aim and Ignite. I'm so sad I didn't find it earlier. Because it is SO GOOD!

iTunes classifies them as "Alternative" and many other sources have used "Indie Pop." And instead of trying to put them in a genre, I'll use other bands and singers you may know to give them a sound. I feel like they are the happy medium between Jack's Mannequin and The Avett Brothers. The difference I feel comes in more emphasis on bouncy piano riffs like Gavin DeGraw would use. Also, Nate (the lead vocalist), sounds like a cross between Mika and Don McLean. It sounds weird...but it works.

What's also helpful is that their music isn't super depressing. They address real life situations, and may touch on sad things, but they won't bring you to tears. I would say they like to take a reflective feel in the story-telling of their songs. But in all honesty if I had someone write and play a soundtrack for my life, I'd pick these guys to do it!

All that being said, my favorites from their first album are:

Light A Roman Candle With Me