Speaking of MusicIUsedToListenTo

After my last post I dusted off the "Crap I Used to Listen to" playlist which is chock-full-o Taking Back Sunday. The first song on shuffle happened to be Hit or Miss by A New Found Glory. I never noticed it before, but that's a whole lotta autotune:



It is especially obvious every time he says Thriller... but you can hear it on "long" and "someone" every. single. time. I love that the singer because now we have 2 things in common. Same name, neither one of us can sing.

I kid... I kid... My last name totally isn't Pundik.

Speaking of autotune, let's talk about music I'm listening to right now. Ra Ra Riot is amazing. Saw them under a hot tent at SXSW 2008 and became an instant fan. Have a listen and tell me if you hear what I think I hear in their song, "Can You Tell"



The oddly tuned floor tom (starts at 0:32 in the video) throws Wes Miles off key when he says, "It's hard to stay cool." Listen closely to "it's hard" and you'll hear what I think is the warble of a pitch correction. I might be imagining it, but I think his pitch is pulled down the whole time those toms are going. It doesn't sound quite right until the band kicks in. Sort of a shame, but you can't blame him. I think everyone who has spent some time in the studio has had these moments.