Freelance Whales - Kilojoules

[purpledishsoap]

...totally awesome.

[87daytonashelby]

Fucking hipsters.

[musiclovechaos13124]

@Jadexfriendsforever yesssss ORGANIC is the perfect word hahaha

[tarsiereater]

wow these guys totally blew me off the roof!!



[Jadexfriendsforever]

Their sound is so ~organic. I love it.

[cukiemunnster]

what is that accordian thing hes playing called, im trying to figure it out,...

[ifmusicisthevictim]

@cukiemunnster it's a harmonium.

[AnaisForTheWin]

@cukiemunnster I like to call it "The Briefcase".

[Regneveer]

this is the kind of music everybody should listen to... :)

[ItsMeAgain289]

Which one is darren's brother??

[FreelanceLove24]

@ItsMeAgain289

far right

[ItsMeAgain289]

@FreelanceLove24 The one with the glasses or the other one??

[FreelanceLove24]

@ItsMeAgain289 black hair black coat

[ItsMeAgain289]

@FreelanceLove24 THANKS!! Love the song...

[mushitsme]

@ItsMeAgain289 all of them..

[ItsMeAgain289]

@mushitsme all of them what? I'm confused...

[Lexiiedollx3]

I love you freelance whales!!! I don't like that there is no kilojoules video on youtube. what is this?!

[Pandooomonium]

I think I might just owe Starbucks my soul.

[thomashedd]

@Pandooomonium Did you learn about freelance whales through the commercial as well?

[scicodude]

Anyone else think the Xylophone part sounds an AWFUL lot like the theme from the Winnie the Pooh cartoon?

And @MsTeryChica as one who HAS performed on a subway platform thing, its not as much fun as it sounds...

[ImFromFlorence]

@scicodude first of all, that's not a xylophone... however it's not the best quality sound I've ever heard from a glockenspiel

[scicodude]

@ImFromFlorence True, I admit my mistake in that regard.

However, glockenspiel or not, I still say that its part sounds WAY too similar to an already published (and relatively well-known) piece for them to be claiming it as original. And they're even old enough to have heard it before, even if you arent ;)

[ImFromFlorence]

@scicodude I grew up on Winnie the Pooh, of course I've it lol, and it does sound kind of familiar

[pexex90]

Alright, I am over them. Short lived attraction, but I am all better for it. I Find these guys along with Elbow and Foals to fall in the Musical TV genre...kind of what I imagine Glee is probably like....or something from the Disney Channel Musicals.

[RaaaytselM]

chuck looks sooo cute the whole way through this :3

[tomboyfimls28]

@RaaaytselM not as much as his brother....

[RaaaytselM]

@tomboyfimls28 i dont know, his adorable awkwardness could give darren a run for his money....

[tomboyfimls28]

@RaaaytselM no, no way.  Darren is "totally awesome" (avpm quote). Im a gleek and a Starkid so im going with Darren!

[MsTeryChica]

that is the coolest thing ever;performing on a platform subway thingy (ive only been on 1 once,so sorry i dont actually know the word for it!) :D

[jesmer80]

So talented

[echoblisss]

omg the way they switch instruments shows that they love what they do

[StardustBeatle1039]

If I saw them playing in the subway, I would just have to cancel whatever appointment I was going to. I would just sit and watch them play all day. Love the Freelance Whales! :)

[geoandbenji]

Kilojoules? I think my AP Chemistry teacher would understand if I listened to this in class.

[GUNITASSEMBLE]

Until they played it, Banjo was one of the last things anyone would ever want to play. In synchronization, it's beautiful.

[musicismyfriend1]

IN LOVE

[bmcmahon2009]

These guys are fairly obnoxious. Hardly any musical talent at all. They just chose random hipster instruments and called it a day. If you want to hear real talent check out the live recording of "Ballad of Love and Hate" by the Avett Brothers. I'm sorry, but these guys are just another shitty clone of bands like Mumford and Sons.

[kyosgirllucky13]

@bmcmahon2009 i think these guys are very talented. and they arent like mumford and sons hah. and they have a huge crowd listening to them. they cant be all that bad.

[mthrfckrx]

It amazes me how these highly talented people who write their own music, can play multiple instruments and have incredible voices don't get the attention they should...

and then we have people like Justin Bieber making music and hitting it big.

[pwkid]

@mthrfckrx lulz, honestly what's wrong with Justin Beiber. The kid can sing. Groupthink is not cool.

[chinaclub]

its so obvious who is the mastermind behind this little project :D

all geniuses have a slightly mental challenged sense about their body language..

dislike if im wrong :p

[fameINFAMY2009]

does anyone know where i could find some sort of sheet music for this song? i figured out the keyboard/bells part by ear for the most part, im just missing the chords through the chorus.

[marchinbndgeek25]

These guys are far too fantastic to be playing in metro stations...

[skyrider363]

@marchinbndgeek25 that is precisely why they are awesome:)

[shikaguggle]

haha that train that comes by at 1:07 is playing in the same key as the song!!

[Austraelia]

They need to release another album. Weathervanes is amazing, yeah but, this is my favorite band. And they only have a few songs.. :c

[HeyThereJemimah]

I love love love this band so much.

[gabriellemontoro]

My favorite song by them. :D

[21bHAS]

saw them in Kansas City; was very pleasant to the ears

[dumblilasiangirl]

I saw these guys in los angeles even though I live in new york city... lol :)

[Simpsin16]

I love how they can all switch their instruments around and still sound amazing

[Gulumbasaurus]

you guys should come to MAINE!!

[Calebitus]

@Gulumbasaurus I wholeheartedly agree with this statement! Bangor would be faaaaaaantastic.