Recently Unearthed: Bootstraps

Where did I get my download of Bootstraps "Fortyfive"? I really don't know. I've had it since January, but it finally found its time to shine in my shuffle-way of listening to music. They don't have a lot out yet. I'm not one for regurgitating Bio's when you can read their website to find out about their personal history on your own, but from what I read, they are a really new band.

As it seems to be the trend lately, TV shows are choosing a lot of up-and-comers to feature, which is nice. I'd guess it's cheaper for them and extremely helpful for the musicians as well. From what I read, that's kind of where this band is getting started.

I will admit, I haven't listened to lots and lots of their stuff yet. I'm a little too ADD for sitting on SoundCloud or whatever the websites are that just stream the songs. They only seem to have one video on YouTube and, even though I sometimes don't really watch the videos, I need more than a little equalizer screen to keep my brain functioning... but I can listen to my iPod... I guess it's just one of my mental things; we all have them, that's just one of mine.

So if I was going to try to describe to you what this music sounds like, I'd say Ray LaMontagne. Well, I'd try to say "Ray LaMontagne", but sometimes I forget how to pronounce his name: like lasagna? or like maintain? I'm not cool enough to get caught up in pronunciation. Shoot, I only learned last year that Bon Iver is the same music I don't like as that Boney Bear everyone talks about.

So back to the sound: Ray LaMontagne mixed with Snow Patrol. I like the music, it's not overly noisy, from what I've heard so far it's good music to just put on and chill out. I need that kind of music. I don't need to confuse music with the sounds of someone putting something in the microwave: beep, boop, zip, zip, pop, bang, beep, beep, beep.

So, good job, Bootstraps. Even, not such a bad name for a world where band names are often way too cheesy and contrived.