Though it is a repetitive venture (I feel like the titular lyrics are repeated about 200 times in the 3-minute song), there is enough here to satisfy and entertain the avid indie-pop listener. “It’s Alright” is a hysterically peppy (cue the horns), heavily drummed (cue Kim, the punk-ish half of the duo) summer pop-electro song featuring cheesy synths and a cloying indie whine that you hate to love or love to hate. This gives their music some great aspects not found in other indie groups: heartfelt lyrics, quirky instrumentation, and an overall sense of amalgamation between the tracks on the album that makes this pop-qua-indie-music what it is. The song came out with their album Lightning last fall, but the video for the song (which, in its weirdness, is definitely worth a watch) came out a few months ago, which is how I’m rationalizing their addition to this playlist.įor those who don’t know, Matt and Kim are an indie pop duo/couple from Brooklyn, NY who have a very “ do it yourself” attitude towards music – they write, sing, record, mix, produce, and perform almost everything on their albums. In the end, I decided that, rather than sacrifice the integrity of my blog by posting sub-par new music, I’d just find as many as I could and then supplement with slightly older music that I love.Īnd that lengthy introduction brings me to my first song, “It’s Alright”, by Matt and Kim. I was so hard-pressed for new stuff that I scoured the iTunes stores of diverse countries like Italy, Canada, Croatia, and even Albania, although they only sell apps, so that was no help. So somehow I missed the memo that there would be little-to-no new music released this week! After perusing my usual sites, I became more and more discouraged by the chaff I was finding – the natural high I’d gotten from having Memorial Day off was quickly dampened.
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