confessional time: the new record is really pretty good. the production is sweet. i feel dirty now.
arrrrg, there is no problem liking music that is not "punk" or not "cool". Sometimes I feel like we're high school punks getting mad at our favorite bands for "selling out" or whatever. Getting over that phase was the best thing that ever happened to me musically. Sure, obscure punk shit rules, but that doesn't make liking an awesome song "dirty". STUFF THAT SOUNDS GOOD IS GOOD. I love The Nerves but I also love that one song by Girls and I think "Remix To Igniton" by R Kelly was the best song of the last decade. TASTE IS TASTE.