My Bloody Valentine - Sometimes
How To Pick Up A Girl Based On Her Favorite Band →
Arcade Fire
Show an Arcade Fire fan your tattoos.The Avett Brothers
Fans of The Avett Brothers are easy nuts to crack: Just start wearing vests and dabbling in black-and-white photography.The Beatles
Dress like her dad. Yes, it’s messed up, but we didn’t make the rules. Freud did.Beyoncé
Fans of Beyoncé won’t let you buy them a drink, but they will buy you a drink after you mention that “Bridesmaids” was WAY funnier than both “Hangover” movies.
Black Eyed Peas
Black Eyed Peas fans like to dance. If you do, too, offer your condolences that the Peas are going on indefinite hiatus. If you don’t, immediately skip to the next girl.The Black Keys
Whoa, seriously, man? You found a chick who’s into The Black Keys? Immediately ask for her hand in marriage.Bon Iver
Any lover of Bon Iver’s tender harmonies was most likely just dumped. Prove you’re the sensitive shoulder she needs to cry on by tearing up when that Sarah McLachlan animal abuse commercial comes on.Coldplay
A generic choice begets a generic pickup line. “Come here often?” or “I couldn’t help but notice you from across the room…” are, like Coldplay, harmless, familiar and (in this case) effective.Kings of Leon
If she favors the old Kings of Leon catalog, offer to buy her a whiskey. If she’s into their newer stuff, offer to buy her a Midori sour.Dave Matthews Band
Tell her you’re throwing a party next weekend wherein drinks will only be served in red Solo cups. She won’t be able to resist the nostalgic charm, because, like Dave Matthews Band, she’ll never be cooler than she was in college.The Decemberists
Quick, get your hands on a tattered copy of “Leaves of Grass” and a Moleskine notebook. The Decembrists also have that sort of seafaring vibe about them, so if you have a yacht, now’s the time to whip it out. (No, that’s not a euphemism for penis.) Though, chances are if you do in fact have a yacht, you’re not hurting for pickup advice.Florence + The Machine
Tell her you have the “Eat, Pray, Love” deluxe edition on DVD—Blu-Ray if it feels like the opportunity is slipping away. If she’s insulted that you’ve assumed her Florence + The Machine love is predicated on that singer’s place on the aforementioned movie soundtrack, proceed with the Arcade Fire approach.Green Day
Ask a Green Day fan about her tattoos.“I listen to everything”
Clearly she’s not very discerning, so even you should be able to charm her without any help.John Mayer
Tell a John Mayer fan that you work in finance and compliment her outfit. Come to think of it, the Wall Street/compliment combo works on most women. Which is why you see so many gals paired off with d-bags in dress slacks.Kanye West
You should probably mention that you really love going to the ballet.Ke$ha
Your typical Ke$ha follower is already rocking temporary tattoos. Also, she’ll be inebriated when you talk to her, so just be yourself. Remember, beer goggles work both ways.Lady Gaga
Buy a Lady Gaga fan some temporary tattoos.Maroon 5
OK you’ve obviously partied a little too hard and now you’re hallucinating, because Maroon 5 is nobody’s favorite band. Step away from the poor girl, you’re probably slobbering on her.Mumford & Sons
Your way into a Mumford & Sons fan’s heart is through her stomach. Tell her you jar your own organic stone fruit preserves and that you traded in your iPad for a monthly seltzer home delivery service.Paramore
Paramore fans have deep, deep emotions. Read her that terrible poem you wrote when your first love broke your heart. Score an extra five points if you can play it on guitar. Also, you should probably stop picking up chicks at Hot Topic.R.E.M.
R.E.M. had their heyday right around 1995. So ask her how old her kids are.The Strokes
Strokes fans consider themselves true New Yorkers, and so does this girl, even though she moved to the Big Apple from the Midwest three years ago and has never been farther north than 68th Street. Bond over your shared history of drinking “pop” and watching Big Ten football.Vampire Weekend
Make sure to hit these keywords in any conversation with a Vampire Weekend groupie: boating, Nantucket, baroque. Bonus points if you wear croakies on your sunglasses.
This is hilarious. And true to a certain extent.
(Source: clutch.mtv.com, via erzi)
The Spinto Band - Oh, Mandy
Today is a Spinto Band kind of day. Happy Mother’s Day.
The Shins - It’s Only Life
My personal favorite off of the Port of Morrow LP. It’s got this melancholy yet upbeat vibe.
Jesse Ruins - Sofija
A bittersweet feeling that I’m back in New Jersey.
Best Coast - The Only Place
Less grungy and lo-fi, but I like it. especially this track. I’d probably like it more if I was from the West coast.
Think Twice, Dublin - Stapled Skies
Had the pleasure of meeting these guys, seeing them at Arts Crawl & Chronic Town, and borrowing their drumset. A trio of amazing musicians from Penn State.
Toro y Moi - Miss Ya [unreleased]
After a crazy night at Houseasaurus with everyone dancing as we rocked their brains out during Transmission, this is what I need to chill. Unlike any other Toro song. Solid.
Can’t wait for this. Too bad it’s winter again.
