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This Party Is Not Traumatic, Try: Fantastic!

July 29, 2008 by Danny

A few months ago I went to a Cut/Copy show – it was one of the most incredible live concerts I’ve been to in a very long time. You see, I love, love, love Cut/Copy.

I’ve loved them from the beginning with Bright Like Neon Love to this year’s album In Ghost Colours. Anyway, my point is that I was a terribly biased audience member. I had little time for whomever was opening that night. In my mind, living up to the great dance-catchiness of Cut/Copy seemed an insurmountable task. Well, that evening Black Kids opened and I was pleasantly surprised that they were equally as dancibly catchable.

Just who are these Black Kids I pondered. Where did they come from? Where do they go? And you know the rest of the song. But seriously, if you love dance-synthy-retro-euro-disco-80s-catchy tunes, pick up Partie Traumatic their new album. This Jacksonville, Florida Quintet of keyboardists, guitars, drums and vocals are storming onto the Indie music scene. They were named an “ Artist to Watch for in 2008” by Rolling Stone. In fact, last Thursday night Black Kids serenaded David Letterman’s show with “I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With You” If you didn’t catch them on the Letterman show, just look at your local show listings and you’ll see that they’re probably coming to a town near you – they have a crazy touring schedule.

Let me just say this: if you’re making a summer mix of beach jams and BBQ tunes, DO NOT FORGET TO INCLUDE Black Kids. Seriously. If you put the songs “Look at Me (When I Rock Wichoo)” or “Hit the Heartbreaks” people are gonna line up to talk to you. “Who’s this?” they’ll say. “Oh, I saw them months ago. Well, I didn’t, but someone I know did,” you’ll say. Their response: “Oh really? Why are you so amazing? Marry me?”*

* some results may vary