The Superficial Music Project: The Library is on Fire pt. 2

Posted: November 19th, 2009 | Author: Brian | Filed under: brooklyn, hipster, indie rock, new york | Tags: , , , , , | 3 Comments »

We Can Tell How Good A Band Is Without Listening to Them!

On Tuesday we blindly picked a band to unfairly judge based on things aside from their music. Today we look at photos of the band but still refuse to listen to their music.

The Band We Are Blindly Judging This Week:

The Library is on Fire (now with photos!!!)

Araceli: They don’t look like complete dirt bags, but I’m only stating that because I’ve become immune to that look: dark rimmed glasses (got a pair), fingerless gloves (got those too), “messy hair” (yup), sedated-eyes, with a shimmer of malnourishment (check). All of these characteristics are equivalent to a typical hipster, my counterparts. Though on behalf of of the Library Is On Fire, I’d like to add that anyone under 40 who is an “artist” doesn’t have any other option but to wear rags and look greasy––doing otherwise takes too much effort, and we all know that our generation lacks motivation, but I digress. Rating: 6

Lille: As a collective the band looks a little bit like a team of janitors. Maybe that’s why they’re called Library on Fire. Maybe they were bibliotheque custodians who set books on fire. And then they have to expose their photos in weird manners, or wear white paint to camouflage themselves and not get caught by the authorities. For some reason these photos REALLY REALLY REALLY make me want to listen to their music. Not. Rating: 3

Brian: Okay, well.  The first pic they look inoffensive enough (wait… is the guy on the left wearing a janitor jumpsuit?).  But THEN the second pic, egads, there are so many cliches going on.  I see two questionable hats, a suitcoat-over-blazer, wayfarers, skinny jeans, and Pumas.  Not to mention, the photo’s colors are inverted.  Here, let me un-invert the image…

not so cool anymore right? Hipstah Pleeez.  My Rating: 4

On Friday, we will actually listen to the music and give ‘em a fair shot.