The Jakes: a bad We Are Scientists rip off?

I use my weekends to catch up on listening to the stuff I download all week.

I just listened to a track called "Cough Syrup" by The Jakes.

I downloaded the song because a couple of Fridays ago, I was in class and could hear a band perform on Sproul (Cal's equivalent of a high school "quad", if you will). I asked a classmate if they knew who were performing and she replied "a band called The Jakes"

so when I came across them on hype machine, I decided to give 'em a go.

the song sounds like a rip off of "After Hours" by We Are Scientists, with a Jimmy-Eat-World twist. I am not claiming that the band ripped off of WAS, just that the song is like a way-less awesome version of the aforementioned Brain Thrust Mastery single.
Needless to say, I'm not impressed.

Brain Thrust Mastery was released in March of last year, while The Jakes' Shake My Hand was released five months later.

Listen to the tracks and decide for yourself:

The Jakes - Cough Syrup [mp3]

We Are Scientists - After Hours [mp3]

Shake My Hand is available on SMART PUNK

you can get Brain Thrust Mastery on AMAZON

band of the week: We Are Scientists

this CA based duo which consists of the ever so witty Keith Murray (guitar, lead vox) and Chris Cain (bass, background vox) make fun tunes for road trip mix tapes. I'd say more but I really have to get ready for class.

visit them on MYSPACE and enjoy an mp3 from their latest effort (Brain Thrust Mastery) below:

We Are Scientists - Impatience [mp3]

here's a video from when there were three of them:

old stuff, new stuff

drip drip drip, I watch my Brita filter at work.
yes, it takes me a little while in the morning to get my brain functioning at full capacity. my daily dose of music blogs usually does the trick though.
a favourite of Snow Patrol is stuck in my head right now...

Snow Patrol - Open Your Eyes [mp3]

the new we are scientists album is out...Brain Thrust Mastery
pitchfork review
We Are Scientists - Impatience [mp3]
I have yet to listen to the album in its entirety, so I cannot give a fair review of it but I like what I've heard so far

oh, and I like Spin's artist of the day for yesterday:
PlayRadioPlay! - review + mp3 here
in my opinion, his voice is a good fusion of Ben Gibbard and Win Butler. he still has a lot of work to do but he's on the right track.

3 more days until Vampire Weekend! ah! I am so excited.

oh, and just for the hell of it, here is that trippy MGMT video we all love so much:

they will be at Slim's on April 24th
=)
visit MGMT on Myspace

I've had a pretty weird week. but spring break is nearly upon me so I should probably get some work done...

but just remember, in the words of Dwayne from Little Miss Sunshine, "do what you love and fuck the rest". college is NOT supposed to be a time when you earn a degree so that you can have some arbitrary career that you can't stand. DO WHAT YOU LOVE. it doesn't matter if that means being temporarily (or permanently) broke. work shouldn't have to feel like a burden.