The Terrible Twos

The Terrible Twos will be your next favorite band. They will also dominate the Grammys, and quite likely win the Stanley Cup.

Okay, that might be overselling it a bit, but I am really enjoying their new CD.

The alter ego of The New Amsterdams, which is itself the new project of Matthew Pryor from The Getup Kids (now defunct - who knew? probably everyone but me), The Terrible Twos stick with what makes that band (the New Amsterdams, that is) good -- well-written, mostly boppy acoustic punky poppy rock -- and adds in kid-friendly and kid-smart lyrics. (I was never much of a Getup Kids fan, but the New Amsterdams are better.)

The album, If You Ever See An Owl, will be out probably in early fall, and it features songs about wanting to just stop growing once one reaches eleven years old ("When I Get To Eleven"), a quirky song from the point of view of various household or yard tools ("A Rake, A Broom, A Mop, A Shovel"), sweet songs for girls named Caroline and Isabella (surprise! "Caroline" and "Isabella"), and a fun little math number ("Math Stomp").

As with most of my favorite bands, the band knows what it is and doesn't try to be anything else. That's not to say that there isn't variety -- there's a lot -- just that they don't try to play everything from dancehall to grunge to country to gospel.

Anyway, that probably isn't enough to convince you and I should probably do, oh, my actual job, but we will be playing it on the show, have no fear. (Also, we played "When I Get to Eleven" a couple of weeks ago.)