A Very Good 'Habit'

In an extremely convoluted manner involving a Jonas Brothers Facebook fan club and the sister of a friend of someone I don't know who doesn't know the girl who told me, whom I also don't know, I miraculously stumbled across an awesome little adult alternativesy band on MySpace (and if you could follow that sentence, there's another miracle right there).

They're called Third Street Habit, a pretty apt name, since their sunny music is as addictive as any habit-forming substance. I know two things about them (besides the things you can easily read on their MySpace page that are therefore not worth repeating):

1) Their lead singer/guitarist's parents have given him 6 months to "make it" in the music biz before they make him get a "real job."

2) He definitely sounds good enough to make it.

And 1+2=you should help them out by giving them a listen. And even if you're a heartless person who wants people to give up on their dreams or alienate themselves from their parents and therefore does not want to help them, you should still give them a listen. Because they are not just some they-suck-but-they're-local/my friends/really cute charity case. They sound amazing.

And while you're there, don't forget to download their demo for free. Not just because you want to help them out by burning copies for all you friends, but because you're gonna need a copy to play on repeat for the next several hours, unable to stop listening, wondering when the music will get monotonous, or at least when you'll be able to stop smiling. (I've been listening for about 34 straight minutes, and my smile's still going strong.)