Sweater Weather - Single
Columbia
Release date: December 3, 2012
Valentine's Day just came and left, without a doubt leaving many hearts broken. The clichést thing to say would be to forget about the lost love and get into your party mode since the Future Music Festival Asia is just right around the corner. However, we're sure there are some lost souls out there who still can't let go of the long hours on the phone, intimate spoonings on the bed and skinny dips in the local lake just yet. That's when the American alternative rock band The Neighbourhood come in handy with their soul-wrenching number ‘Sweater Weather’.
Though you might think it's ironic to feature a song about winterwear and the cold during the current Malaysian heat, think about it, what better way to offset the pain than by freezing it? In the song, lead vocalist Jesse Rutherford croons about the sacrifices he makes for his beloved and every other romantic thing imaginable. Mainly however it's about how it's sooo cold and him inviting his lover to share a sweater with him. The video is just as alternative as the band but ensures viewers a good watch nevertheless and gives future fans (read: you) an idea of what the band is about. Excuse us while we put on our sweaters.
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars.
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Definitely not suited for the sweltering Malaysian weather but a good song nonetheless. It definitely has an edginess to it. Only complaint though is that the video seems to have that trying-a-wee-bit-to-hard vibe to it. Waiting to hear more from the band and hoping they will not suffer from bands like Dashboard Confessionals who fizzles and withers like leaves in the cool autumnal weather.
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