Freelance Whales- Generator 2nd Floor

[Bethanyyyxxx]

Chuck is just so adorably short!

[JPRyan04]

This is the first time I've listened to this band, and they are already amazing. I can't wait to hear what other songs they have.

[redsoxeagles1510]

marijuana trees 8)

[fmfmdal]

LOOK. of somehow people who didn't know about this band, had to knowing some way... so shut the fuck up and listen the music

[TheAndrewc5120]

when... did it become a coolness contest listening to this band? i've been listening for years now... does that make me cool? lolno.

[ARAGONlIVE5]

I think it sounds cool but the singer sounds girlish don't like tht need deeper

[DeannaDoomosaur]

Is it hipster to refuse to watch their videos on their VEVO account?

[vittoriasucks]

This sounds amazing, the band is really talented. I'm just scared with these hate comments. People, stop it. Press replay if you liked or don't listen again if you don't. But again, they are awesome!

[MissGleekbabe]

I hate all of these people saying they found this because of Darren, yes I did but I'm not proud if it, I wish I found this amazing band by myself. I would hate it if freelance whales saw all the comments about Darren on here, I want them to see that their music has helped people and is a great band. I can only feel sorry for chuck, he is living in his brother's shadow, go talk about Darren on another video, this stay here if you want to talk about freelance whales!

[YourFavoriteIrish]

@lordpidermann Well if you dont like it then shut the FUCK up and go away :)

[thosefabuloussocks]

I don't.....understand.......

BEAUTIFUL.

[LIDIAAAGD]

You can barely see the thumbs down, HA .

[jackmonkeyca]

those apples look fucking delicious

[YourCosmicLove]

Chuck has triangular eyebrows, too!

[BigMacOnCrack12]

Moose:All your apple are belong to us! XD

[HugglepuffOboeGirl]

love their style cuz they aren't conformed like most of the music in today's society. it's wonderful to hear raw talent and beautiful music that isn't all pop

[lordpidermann]

@HugglepuffOboeGirl you sound like such an ignorant baboon. This is the exact same thing as pop it just happens to have a few instruments in it.

Simple lame beat + gay auto tuned voice = shitty music

[TroutyPout]

@lordpidermann Ooooh so tough! Wow, commenting on a video saying it's shitty music! Better stay away from you! Good on you. Well done. Congratulations. Don't bother commenting if you don't like it. You're obviously going to get people mad at you.

[HugglepuffOboeGirl]

@lordpidermann haha right. I'M the one who sounds like an ignorant baboon. you're funny

[FreddieTheYeti]

Lol what the fuck am I watching.

[lordpidermann]

oh my god this is sooooooo bad

[loganwashere24]

@lordpidermann Just because you don't get it, doesn't mean it's bad.

[rangerbirdy]

holy shit

[tonscualpongo]

WOW! I am mexican and I really appreciate all the mexican elements you used in this video, the song is AMAZING!

[PompomCris]

which one is his brother?

[TroutyPout]

@PompomCris Chuck is the one in the red poncho.

[eleanorerigby]

Currently obsessed with Weathervanes! Thanks FLW :)

[laura95360]

SOOO !! wich one is Darren's Brother ?

[TroutyPout]

@laura95360 Chuck is the one at 2:33 on the left in the red poncho.

[laura95360]

Thank you Darren, This song is Totally Awesome...

[Cassloveshershoes]

I kind of wish this band would become mainstream so people would stop looking at me so funny when I sing their lyrics. Then again I like knowing music they don't... and mainstream would ruin them.

[13kaitlyntaylor]

I love the random moose! :P

[KaciBrianna]

You know, having a famous brother WILL bring in a ton of fans. I haven't heard enough of Freelance Whales' music to know for sure if I like them or not, but so far they're pretty freaking awesome. (: And so I will say THANK YOU Darren Criss.

[janas19]

To Ana: not a great song for day of the dead nut a great VIDEO for day of the dead

[serenitysky2]

Chuck's mask reminds me of Darren's pink sunglasses :)

(Yes, I was a Starkid first. I still love Freelance Whales.)

[BecomingViola]

i checked this band out cuz "blaine" told me to lol

[MrDarwint]

this seems to me too mexican :D jjeje

[PsychoKeller]

If they are going to go, they are going to go looking like a Peruvian folk band!

[MisterDoctorUsagiPHD]

the whole album is actuelly a story about a boy falling in love with a ghost...

[stormiheibeltv]

I love this band. 'nuff said.

[SRR023]

the videos remind me of modest mouse...

[bcbird]

I'm glad they are starting to get more popular! I watched this vid 50+ times when it was just under 40k views. I don't care about them being underground, I want people to love them like I do

[trachae]

I honestly didn't even know Starbucks had commercials...

[ezzeyG3]

when i grow up i want to play the watering can

[SYZZA92]

@ezzeyG3 Does it really matter what object your using, as long as it produces this, i dont care what they're playing.

[ishucookie]

I found this through Darren. Yes I love Starkid. Yes I love Glee. But that doesn't mean I don't like Freelance Whales.

[beautifultragedy96]

So good :3

[TrueGoldenArrow]

Wait they were in a starbucks commercial? How come I didn't know about this until now?

[slitherdoc007]

Found this band about a year before the commercials. Great, great music.

[AccipiterTinea]

Heard this today in the promotional video for the upcoming "Makeshift Magazine" posted over at Kickstarter.

[gigas94]

I dont care. i found this band through starbucks, and im so happy i did! i fucking LOVE Freelance Whales now.

[AxlRouse]

why they dress as mariachis?

[TheWayToTheDawn]

Like this if you're here because you like Freelance Whales. Not Glee. Not Darren Criss. Not Starbucks. Just... Freelance Whales.

[TeaAndABiscuit]

You guys are some pretty freakin' epic whales.

[dmlacfn]

how do they get that sound at 2.54?

[justajumpingypsygirl]

Looked it up because Darren Criss always mentions his brother's band

[timfern3]

God I love the banjo, reminds me of a Ben Gibbard / Sufjan Stevens / Forrest Kline mixture. Awesome!

[DKBrewster]

WHO GIVES A FUCK WHERE OR HOW YOU FOUND OUT ABOUT THE SONG OR EVEN HOW YOU FOUND OUT ABOUT FREELANCE WHALES!!!

What really matters is that you are listening to an amazing band and that you like it.

[heeyloou]

awesome

[sunnydale22]

I know the Freelance Whales because of Chuck Criss' brother :) And him NOT from Glee, thank you very much! I'm a Freelance Whale fan and a Starkid for always!

[purplexpopcorn94945]

I'm new to this and but is this different from Generator 1st Floor? It sounds different... But i like it :]

[HugsNotBombs1]

What a GOOD song! Thank you, Freelance Whales!

[tdwpkillz]

Those things in the sky at the end look kind of like whales...the freelancing type...

[zoeandsally]

First 40 seconds: pop up trees, banjos, ponchos, wooden spoon hitting a watering can. I instantly loved it :)

[thefancypance]

lol the resurrected chic is soo hot

[AreMonkeysPurple]

First off, hipsters don't have to try. If they try, they're not hipsters. And just LISTEN TO THE DAMN MUSIC

[lollers1996]

chills

[MrScarfacempl]

Thumbs up if it doesnt matter how you the fuck found them as long as you did and you enjoy their music

[LOLbroadcasts]

they were in a commercial?

well in that case, CONGRATS freelance whales!!!

[maxatttack]

i didnt even know this song was on a commercial i found it like months ago. =) this is one of my favorite bands

[poloKing37]

to be honest hipsters are fags, so its a good thing i didnt find this band myself,

[isaacahrens]

It doesn't matter how you find songs, what matters is that you find them.

[patriciacarcass]

I found this song in my asshole.

Oh em gee Im such an awesome hipster. lol

Who gives a fuck the songs good.

[mollrox531]

Oh yea, and I kinda really wanna hear Chuck sing...

[mollrox531]

Who cares how you found them. The music matters, not how you found it. I heard of them from Darren Criss. I don't care. THEY ARE AMAZING.

[TheNewBreedOfTyphy]

Thumbs up because I'm fucking naked.

[blasphemicwhale]

@TheNewBreedOfTyphy most people fuck naked, you aren't special..

[TheNewBreedOfTyphy]

@blasphemicwhale lol'd harder than I should have. Also wait fucking really that scored a top comment? Stay classy Youtube.

[blasphemicwhale]

@TheNewBreedOfTyphy ;) classy is my middle name. actually its Bryce but fuck that.

[iambrittzilla]

Super duper lovely!

[Flipz5447]

I found this via my sister, but who the hell cares how u found out about them? i mean isn't it about enjoying the music? I hate when people think they're the best because they "found their music first". Chances are, you heard it from a friend or something anyways. Just found this band today and I really enjoy it. Does that mean I can't enjoy their music because I found about it after they had a commercial? Or because my sister showed me them? That's quite disappointing. Greedy kids nowadays...

[Shihuru]

I first saw this band in the Mountain Dew Green Label Tour. Love them ever since. The guitars in this song are hair raisingly good...

[FUCKSCOTTNELSON]

thumb ur ass if u think it does not matter how ppl find out about music as long as they enjoy it

[Izzymcfafa]

Thumbs up if you liked the band and their songs before all the commercials and all the publicity of the Criss Brothers.

[kurtsie527]

Darren Criss' "shameless" plugging has finally brought me to his brother's band and he's right they are totally awesome!!!! <3

[Slugvicar]

tornofthe45 ... watch to the end! you can see that they do in fact grow. I think the music is magic or something.

[tornofthe45]

Those trees are just going to die again its a cold area its inevitable.

[EchoesAndHearts]

She's hot

[cagemarilyn]

thumbs up if you looked for this band after seeing ''A Day in the Life With Darren Criss'' (glee star) and got curious to see what his brother looked like.

[youneedadoctorbby]

Here because of my girlfriend. Holla.

[xXxMikeyWay613xXx]

I am not here because of Darren Criss.

I am not here because of any sort of commercials.

I am here because I found this band on my own, and I love them to death.

[AkatsukixPeinxNeko]

I found this when I was on someones blog and it was playing xD

[ihearttomable]

@AkatsukixPeinxNeko YOU DESERVETHE HIGHEST OF FIVES!!!!!!!!!

[Eronzification]

Here because of Darren Criss.

[Wizbash]

Starbucks? Skins? I found this because of Darren Criss, who I found because of AVPM, which I found because of Harry Potter, which I found because of my year 5 teacher.

Thank you Mr McMillan for being responsible for the chain of events that introduced me to the awesomeness that is Freelance Whales! :D

[xRasberryJam]

This sounds like it should be on a coming-of-age indie film trailer, I see a montage pairing well with it.

[MsGrasshopper97]

I'm worried that this band is turning me into a full-blown hipster.

[soulfirejenny]

Love that the vid is shot in winter, don't see enough snow in music videos!

[PlainSightt]

To me, this song is about death and how we must accept it one way or another. "Dont fix my smile, life is long enough..."

In some religions there are open casket ceremonies where the body is made to look happy and peaceful. What he is saying is don't make me look happy, there is no reason too, I already am. I am already at peace, life is long enough and I did my best to experience everything I could. I am already at peace.

With this in mind, the rest of the lyrics are easy to understand.

[bcbird]

@PlainSightt You don't even have to say "to me", that IS what the song is about. Additionally the album is about a boy falling in love with a ghost, so he certainly is ready to die.

[MsCreeble]

Yeah, listening to this... all that comes to mind is: WOW. Amazing. It makes me want to paint again for some reason. Just brings something to the surface that I'd forgotten about somehow.

Seriously people- Judge those who found this in whatever way they did if you want, but the music speaks for itself. And that's something I don't think any of us can really argue about.

[inadversityblkops]

who cares seriously about where you found it or when you've listened to it

if you like the music you like it, you're a fan then be a fan.

shut up seriously.

[mrmathers93]

Thumbs up if you don't ask for thumbs up on your comments because your not a sad little nerd, and if you don't care how people found this song, all you care about is listening to good music.

Fuck you thumb whores. Fuck you hipsters. Let people enjoy their music regardless of how they found it.

[IeXiLeDu]

@mrmathers93 But you just asked for a thumbs up? Doesn't that make you a thumb whore?

[mrmathers93]

@IeXiLeDu It's called 'irony'. are you american by any chance?

[IeXiLeDu]

@mrmathers93 Nigerian, actually.

[mrmathers93]

@IeXiLeDu Oh I see. In which case stay away from my bank account.

[taylorgarrison44]

Thumbs up if u can find good music without the media :)

[LizzieBananas]

Thank you Darren, for leading me to this amazing sound. <3

[elvatojoker]

They r like 2 door cinema club and Death cab for cutie

[MrGrahro]

There's a Starbucks commercial with Freelance Whales in it?

[mariahrose210]

They remind me of Two Door Cinema Club

[SheehanMusic4Life]

Let's play spot the Criss!!!...... 0:56 FOUND HIM

[gabichou26]

Thumbs up if you found Freelance Whales because of Darren Criss... Haha.

[SamboRamboisSam]

i love this.

[xxxGothKissesxxx]

Shit, I thought the lead vocalist would have been sexier...

[paigesilvi]

this song is amazing

[WierdWackyWonderful6]

is this darren criss' brothers band?

[Moochiekoo]

@WierdWackyWonderful6 yes :D

[MEYOHMAMAHUMBRIDGE]

@WierdWackyWonderful6  YES!!!!

[cascifinnes]

all i can imagine is being at a music festival and just swaying with my eyes closed and just listening hmmmmmmm the sound it great ahhh next year reading 2012 yes please!

[MantisTobboganMD]

whew...I was getting a rapey vibe when they started tying her up

[missacevedo2010]

Awesome!! :)

[Fentonnn97]

Masked Mexicans in the snow?

Bravo.

[Xerzio]

@Fentonnn97 no, mexican masks.

[jeansb1315]

In my next life...I wish to come back as a Freelance Whale! What a joy to my ears their music is...thank you truly!

[sunnydale22]

Oh, I love these guys. Bravo, Freelance Whales!

[SuperSalvadoran94]

That girl in this video is beyond perfection.

[RicoRodriguezGrapple]

folktronica FTW.

[00Calebrio]

@RicoRodriguezGrapple Haha, I couldn't quite put my finger on the genre of this music, but you got it!

[logan2233e]

I don't know what the hell a hipster is but I like this. And not because i want to fit some image.

[MrsDepp2]

/watch?v=yN9_WT9l7xo Starbucks Commercial!

[oliviachelsea911]

skinss

[MsBigito]

HIPSTERS at their best

[TheLukester2013]

Freelance Whales produces the most beautiful music I've ever heard. I have become a huge fan.

[SarahxxInsanity]

so CUTE

[IamManateeMan]

BAHAHAHA YOU GET A TWO SECOND BONUS IF YOU DONT WATCH THIS ON VEVO XDD

[DominicOllhoff]

Thumbs up if you found out about Freelance Whales before the starbucks commercial!! :D

[Jaylecialee]

@DominicOllhoff thumbs up if you didn't even know that Freelance Whales was in a Starbucks commercial until watching this video on you tube and seeing the page blown up with comments about Starbucks.

[PyroMan944]

@Jaylecialee

Shut the fuck up hipster.

[NewishTV]

@Jaylecialee i didnt even know they exsited till i was trolling youtube. i live in australia so i had no idea

[theronandemily]

@DominicOllhoff Starbucks commercial??

[SazaMcNaza]

If they wanted, Mr and Mrs Criss could create a family so talented that they could take over the world.

[civandalic]

Thumbs up if you breathe air

[ybrik222]

THUMBS UP THING.

[occasionalsquirrel]

what the hell..? why is the criss family so talented? 

[nameinlights25]

thumbs if Darren brought you to Freelance Whales.

[cecelight]

Thumbs up Skins fans :D

[markgundy]

@cecelight U.S or U.K? if U.S get outta here!

[cecelight]

@markgundy Dude Us is pure shit......Uk obviously....

[cecelight]

@markgundy UK obviously

[lisccanne]

wow he looks like his brother!! and wow super music I love it:)

[lisccanne]

wow he looks like his brother!!

[asplanned26]

it's like heaven for my ears. they need to tour england. preferably manchester. preferably now.

[drkid]

I...can't...stop...listening!!­!! it's just so perfect

[alonichcka]

Thumbs up if Darren Criss brought you here :(

[TheKuroiKaze]

this song always reminds me of a book i read...i think it was in 4th or 5th grade called Bridge to Terebithia

[azh753]

video - stupid, song - Incredible!!!

[gofightcrime71]

Im a fan of the watering pot thinger..

[RaaaytselM]

absolutely mindblowingly beautiful lyrics

[campfirebitchesify]

Those are the best type of apples; I can't believe they wasted them.

[maskgg]

Whos the girl? :D

anyone knows?

in love with the band n the undead girl xD

:3

[soso1224]

:DDD this song is uber!

[TheTHEQUEENNIKKY]

Omg ! i have thoese blankets !

[classicpink7]

For some reason this reminds me of the video for Phantom Limb by The Shins.

[webcreeper2002]

5 fagpipers watched this video [and i dont know what that even means lol]

[sorryurgay21]

This is my face during the entire video -------> :D

[surferluver]

why do i want on all the members of the criss family