never thought i'd need so many people

Slowly but surely, indie bands are getting bigger.

At first, there was Broken Social Scene. They had a very cluttered sound, but it worked. There were about 12 people in the group, and I will hopefully see all of them come October 20th. If nothing else, the sound requires a great number of people.

However, something bugs me about other bands that pull this. Architecture in Helsinki has 8 people, and I can't help but wonder if one guy's there just to play the triangle every other song. Polyphonic Spree... well, they're just fucking creepy.

The worst offender would have to be I'm From Barcelona, however. Jesus. There's a guy who writes the songs. He has a decent-sized band to play the songs. And then he has about 23 of his friends sing the choruses. It screams gimmick, and if I didn't like the album so much I would hate the group. Also, I hate how the lead guy looks. Still, the album will most definitely be on my top ten. It's that good.

I like that people are breaking the mold of a regular rock group: two guitars, one bass guitar, and drums. Hell, I even like 2-people groups like Mates of State, The Black Keys, and The White Stripes. I just think that people like the Barcelonians (who are actually from Sweden) are taking it a bit too far.