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The Flying Machines: “On a Whim”

So, I got a new car stereo for my birthday. I’ve really enjoyed it, because previously all I ever did was cuss out the radio for playing the same crappy three songs over and over and over, and every time I tried to put a CD in, all I got was ERR. The new one has been awesome because I can just plug my mp3 player directly into it, and I can just put that bad boy on Shuffle All and go. But after awhile, even Shuffle All has a tendency to play a lot of the same songs over and over again. Thankfully for me, I don’t generally put crappy songs on my mp3 player, so it’s okay. And if I get sick of what’s playing, I can always add new stuff to the library. It’s quite possibly one of the best birthday presents I have ever gotten, because everyone knows that if there isn’t something nice playing while I’m trying to drive, I get anxious and nervous and am probably a danger on the road.

Yesterday, my mp3 player was deader than a doornail, so I started getting that grumpy feeling. All my CDs pretty much died in the flood, so I figured all was hopeless. Until I discovered my Attorneys’ Stereocracy disc hiding under the seat. The disc that has a crack in it because I played it so much when The Boyfriend was in the hospital that it gave out. No CD player would play it, especially Mr. ERR. So, I figured it would overall be a bust to try it, and wouldn’t it be great to tear up the CD player aspect of the stereo the first time I tried it. But the radio was playing Lady Gaga for the millionth time that day, and I just couldn’t handle it (and you can forget about me turning it off and singing a capella). So, I bit the bullet and inserted Stereocracy. Imagine my surprise when it started playing! It skipped a little, but I made it home without feeling like I was going to go homicidal before I got there.

I have written about The Attorneys a few times, who are now più uno and call themselves the Flying Machines. I have held them for a couple of years now as my favorite unsigned band, and I could never figure out, despite MTV and USA’s Psych promos, they had never taken off. But now they’ve been signed by EMI Records, the company who produces the likes of the B-52s, Pink Floyd, and Badly Drawn Boy, to name a few. Their debut CD is out now, and I will let you know more about that once I give it a few (hundred?) listens. Check out the video above for “On a Whim”, and remember: when the radio starts playing Flying Machines with Lady Gaga-like verocity, just remember who told you about them first. And then try not to throw anything at me.