Tim Time: *insert fangirl scream here*

The group many people only know by the song "Pumped Up Kicks" just dropped a new single and announced their summer tour dates, and there is good news and bad news; the good news,  the single "Coming of Age" kicks ass; the bad news, they are not coming to Maryland. After launching a summer tour and dropping a new single, they announced their new album "Supermodel" to come out in March.  In addition to being a bomb-ass single the video is amazing and the album art (which is a picture of the street art they produced at the end of the video) is fantastic.  Foster the People, Mark Foster's fairly new project gained mainstream fandom one or two years ago when the pop stations snatched up their first single and nearly "Get Lucky"ed it.  Subsequently, the band has been riding the wave as semi-mainstream-electronic-dance-rock-pop kingpins and not really been producing much save for a few acoustic performances of their last album "Torches."  In the past few months Mark Foster stated he wanted to "refine" his sound which concerned me at first because his eclectic mix of dance oriented rhythms, MGMT-esque synths, and pop influences create Foster's unique sound, but upon hearing the single I cannot overstate how excited I am for this album.  The band's last album could b soundtrack summers and their show at Merriweather was pure magic.  Foster the People is a 21st century classic and both their new single and their old album come with a high recommendation from yours truly.

-Tim Time.

Tim Time: An Ode to Summer

          I know many of my fellow students, in the depths of a winter weather and a depressing courseload, are reminiscing about how they, seemingly days ago, ran through the sunlite streets not paying any mind to an AP class or a midterm.  In light of such reminiscing, I present "Deadbeat Summer" by Neon Indian, a song that encapsulates the blissfully lethargic vibe of summer.  The track epitomizes the word chill and the listless euphoria of not having to care about anything. The fat bass, the bright treble synths, and the slow breathy lyrics blend perfectly to create the sensation that you are rolling down a suburban street on your longboard wearing a tank and tinted wayfarers. The more seasoned rap listeners among you may recognize this as the track that backed Childish Gambino's "I Love Clothes" off of his "I AM JUST A RAPPER" mixtape.  In addition to being a kick ass tune, you can throw the name "Neon Indian" out onto the table and finally wipe that hipster's condescending smirk off his/her face.  This little summer anecdote reminds us all as we are studying for midterms that the blissful days of summer are just around the corner.

-Tim time