Goodnight Gorillas are without question an ambitious band. For starters, they're an indie rock band in a local scene that has stuck with it for roughly seven years. That's practically unheard of. Even more unheard of is that they're still releasing great songs. From November 2017 to January 2018, they put out a three-part "stream of conscious musical about the romanticization of love." You'd expect to hear something like that from a late 00s emo band, but Goodnight Gorillas seem to thrive on going against the grain and exploring their every musical idea.
"Three Words" is the hilarious lead single for their forthcoming record, Splash. It goes in the opposite direction of a multi-part concept rock musical. The band draws you in with a reference to the cliche of "three words." It's gonna be "I love you," right? Instead of going all Snow Patrol, the words are "the wifi's down." This is the best musical bait-and-switch I've heard in recent memory. From there, the song tumbles down a rabbit hole of anti-Comcast sentiments and domestic millennial fear. "I haven't spoken to a stranger in years" is a line deserving to go in the social anxiety hall of lyrical fame. Vocalist Joe Graves sings "Hulu" with more conviction than anyone before. His cable-themed and worry-fueled diatribe is cushioned by a jaunty indie instrumental. No guitar or drumbeat feels out of place. It's lackadaisical yet precise.
The Calvin Stilen-directed video ramps up the song's comedy by several notches. Graves and In Lieu's Nikii Post give voices to the twin narrators, stuck in a dispute of existential proportions. It's shot in a delightfully clever single take. Watch it below.
Goodnight Gorillas will be releasing Splash on August 6th, 2019.
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