Flapjacks are made of love

Sorry it's been so long since my last post, I've been swamped with work. Apparently, in college senior spring is not the cakewalk most people make it out to be.

Before going to study abroad in Copenhagen over a year ago, I decided to try and find some Danish music beyond the three Danish bands I knew of, notably Aqua - of "Barbie Girl" fame, Junior Senior - whose song "Move Your Feet" off of the album D-D-Don't Stop the Beat became a Dance Dance Revolution staple, and The Raveonettes - featured on the first O.C. Christmukkah episode. I ended up stumbling upon the song "(Angry kids of the world) unite" by Aarhus-based Tiger Tunes and was instantly smitten, only to find out that the band was unfortunately on permanent hiatus.



Tiger Tunes plays a sort of lo-fi electronic indie rock, however you want to classify it, with some amazing song titles and lyrics. Their music sounds like a more electronic cousin of the band Of Montreal, combining a range of emotions and experiences in their uptempo songs.

The amazingly-titled song "Kirsten is a F*ck Machine" retells an experience with a manipulative, vindictive now ex-girlfriend. In "Pancake America", the narrator trips on mescalin, journeys across the ocean, gets insomnia and does more drugs, and finally tries to booty-call his ex, realizing he needs her "for some comfort and sex" and offers to reconcile and "make [her] some flapjacks." Mind you, American pancakes are wholly distinct from Danish pancakes, which are much closer to crepes, making the American version more of a special treat for Danes (however, I am especially partial to Danish 'pankager med chokolade' from a cart off Strøget, Copenhagen's main walking street).

Tiger Tunes - (Angry kids of the world) unite
Tiger Tunes - Pancake America

Also, check out the band's new project Beta Satan.