First Look: Iglu & Hartly
Iglu & Hartly are just a blog hype explosion waiting to happen. In fact, it’s a bit ridiculous how little coverage (read: no coverage) the LA-based quartet has received around the blogs, considering they had all kinds of people buzzing here after SXSW. So much so, that word on the street has it they’ve locked down a ridiculous contract from a major label here (who will remain unnamed for the time being) that’s fully down to sink a shit-ton of money into the band and currently has them in the studio recording with sound engineer Mark Needham of the Killers and Bloc Party fame. All this for a band whose sound has to be described as extremely polarizing at best. That said, they’ve got a hell of a single in “Violent & Young” and a label determined to make superstars out of them, but hey - this is still only a few degrees of separation (or, uh, no degrees of separation) from rap-rock, and hasn’t Linkin Park pretty much ruined that for everyone by now?
Like MGMT going through a Crazytown phase, there’s no doubt Iglu & Hartly have a unique sound, but there’s also no doubt the whole hip-hop element and nasally hipster flow is off-putting as shit upon the first few listens. Plus, they’re so fucking LA it makes me want to vomit all over my party pix, but god damn these kids know how to write a hook, and if the chorus of “Violent & Young” doesn’t make a believer out of you then you need to get your ears checked. One of the best debut singles of the year? I can’t really believe I’m saying this, but yeah, pretty much.
MP3: “Violent & Young” - Iglu & Hartly
June 3rd, 2008 at 1:13 pm
“there’s also no doubt the whole hip-hop element and nasally hipster flow is off-putting as shit upon the first few listens.”
agreeded lol
June 3rd, 2008 at 3:09 pm
good call
they totally have potential to be huuuuge, and also to be utterly detested by many. and it’s weird how little blog coverage there’s been. its not quite zero tho, coz i covered them myself a while back: http://silverese.blogspot.com/2008/04/you-say-pajamas-are-for-babies.html
nice to have a decent quality version of ‘violent and young’
June 3rd, 2008 at 3:36 pm
Um, Chorus+T-pain Vocorder*(Wale and Wayne accapellas)= #1 blog hit…. Sorry, the nasal rapping makes me want to puke….
June 3rd, 2008 at 3:38 pm
For something similar but a whole lot less detestable check out Schwayze ft. Wale- Buzzin (theres even a VILLIANS remix!)…
June 3rd, 2008 at 6:47 pm
dont you dare talk about LA like that. im glad youre now covering all the artists featured on the Hills.
no but this is really good
June 4th, 2008 at 9:22 am
Shit name. Shit band.
June 4th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
I normally think you’re on the money with new bands, artists, etc - but seriously?
June 4th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
These guys are sick. Dont give a shit what people think, just want to make good music
June 4th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Schwayze sucks
June 4th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
These guys are brilliant. If you see them live, youll know what I mean. All these haters will be claiming they knew of iglu after theyre huge. All you losers should go sink into a corner and cry about your sad life.
June 4th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
is this at #1 on TRL yet? where’s carson when you need him…
now excuse me while i go find a shard of metal to repeatedly shove into my now useless ears
June 4th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
I really can’t decide if i like this or not, I’ve only had a couple of spins and I can see what you mean about that chorus, but is it worth listening to the rest of it just for that?
June 4th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
These guys are the Truth, plain and simple.
June 4th, 2008 at 11:43 pm
this gets no blog coverage because this is fucking garbage
June 5th, 2008 at 8:48 am
Ugh said it. What a load of shit Derek… How did you go from Gotye to this?
‘Can’t we all get along?’… fantastic lyrics (not). They sound Jamie Kennedy and Stu Stone (and that’s not a complement).
Did you get paid to pimp this garbage?
June 5th, 2008 at 11:02 am
Did I not say this is polarizing as shit… And I’d rather you stop reading than accuse me of getting paid to post things. Thanks.
June 5th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
Haha.
It is indeed polarising and everyone is allowed their opinions.
But, like everyone else, I reserve the right to proclaim my opinions as objective! Iglu & Hartley are the new Linkin Park. That’s not to say that Linkin Park have some obscenely good intro’s. But rap-rock is never good, and never will be!
June 5th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
just look how many people are talking about them…..
June 6th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
Isn’t the “ft. Eminem” missing from the track name?
June 16th, 2008 at 11:42 pm
Dude, I went to college with those kids, holy shit yeah!
July 12th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
Iglu and Hartly are great! Everyone here is judging them from this one song, you’ll swallow your words once you hear the rest. Matt, did one of the members of Iglu and Hartly fuck your girlfriend? Probably.
Keep making the hits fellas! See you in the UK!