I've been meaning to write this for like, a month, just haven't had time. :P

ANYWAY. Yeah, I'm still trying to do these little recommendation things. I've got a band for you this time. Yaayyyy music.

To put it simply, I Fight Dragons is easily one of my favorite new (well, new to me) bands and have one of the coolest sounds I've heard in a long time. As the name might suggest, the music has a bit of a nerdy edge---meaning, they manage to combine super catchy pop rock tunes with 8-bit video game music (played on real controllers!). Like, instead of guitar solos, some songs have...well, 8-bit solos. It's one of those things that sounded odd until I heard it and realized it sounded fantastic. That's definitely not the only thing that makes the music good, though. In fact I'm pretty sure I'd like these guys even without the appeal to my inner nerd. Besides, again, the melodies--which range from super poppy to downright funky--the majority of the song lyrics have a kind of sarcastic optimism that says, "Hey, life inherently sucks, you might as well stop complaining and make the best of it." Which is awesome (and quite in line with my own life outlook XD)

IFD is one of those rare bands that I really don't have any criticism for. I mean, I'm not gonna say it's the greatest music I've ever heard, but if there's anything particular wrong with it I can't put my finger on it. It's interesting. It's both the same sort of thing I usually like and something I've never heard before. I can't exactly explain it. Go figure.

Something else interesting? I got my hands on their Cool Is Just A Number EP awhile ago, and liked it so much that I broke every rule I've ever made about paying for music and tossed out the (small amount of) six bucks or so for the download of their new Welcome To The Breakdown EP. Without hearing it first. That's like, unheard of for me. I just had enough faith that these guys were going to give me something worth the money that I was okay with it. And you know what? It was worth every penny and then some. Welcome To The Breakdown is a great EP, as was Cool Is Just A Number, and on the whole, I Fight Dragons is a pretty great band. Go check them out. Because I said so.

I Fight Dragons Site <--While you're there, play the little Flash game on the homepage XD.

My Favorite IFD Songs (Youtube links):

Heads Up, Hearts Down <---First IFD song I heard. Check out the acoustic version too.
The Faster The Treadmill...
No One Likes Superman Anymore
Welcome To The Breakdown
Give It Up <--One of my overall favorite songs at the moment.
Just Decide
She's Got Sorcery <--This one makes me laugh, and it's crazy fun.

So yeah. I'll try to write more of these things. Hopefully the next one doesn't take me a month. In the meantime, I enjoy this band; hopefully some of you people will too :D