Grouplove Singularly Amusing

I wanted to take the time to single out one of the songs on my own personal top 10 list. Just my way of giving everybody my taste of what's fun on the current music scene. I'd keep Grouplove's "Ways To Go" in any musical conversation involving whimsy. Do yourselves a favor and YouTube the video. The infectious spirit of this LA indie band is on full display. At the core of the mellifluous madness is keyboards ratcheted up with the intensity of an approaching thunderstorm. Christian Zucconi warbles more than he sings in this case. I guess you could achieve the same daffy pitch effect while inebriated but that's for Christian to divulge. Good to know the shakes of a potential heart attack aren't enough to keep Christian from giving in to the dumbstruck attachment he seems to have for the unnamed woman of this song. As the chorus attests he's hung up on her even when he sleeps all day. Hannah Hooper joins in the fun with her own bouncy vocal approach. It's a nice counterbalance to Christian's high drama delivery. Ryan Rabin taps out the recipe for undemanding fun. Sean Gadd lays down a fiery bass riff to keep the gang in line. When his rhythms sidle up to Hannah's keyboard playing then the game, as they say, is on. As for Andrew Wessen's guitar work he's content not to hog the spotlight. Taking equal ownership of the jam session is fine by him. Flashing back to the video what I believe you'll find most affecting is the group dance routine led by the young Asian boy whose antics are prominently featured during those thoughtfully placed moments when the band isn't wallowing around in its own silliness. And was that breakdancing? Not necessarily nine on a scale of one to ten but assuredly high up there on the cuteness scale. At the beginning the keyboards float there weightless as if they were waiting for the guests at their party to makes themselves known. In due time they do. Don't feel like you have to keep the shades drawn to prance around the house to this soft hearted cutie. If you've called a sweetie just to hear his/her voice you'll close your eyes, absorb the image totally, smile from ear to ear, and open your eyes feeling newly refreshed. "Ways To Go" is a delightful cleanser with the mojo to shake away any loose cranial cobwebs you have and then pay that forward to the tips of your toes. Goofiness has been placed in expert hands. The "Spreading Rumors" hit parade is off to a tantalizing start. May there be more friendly wink slabs of ingratiating rock like this down the road.