Office: A Big Thing, Next!

SHAMELESS: Yes...I'm recycling this post for two reasons: 1. It's really good music worthy of a repost, and 2. I'm lazy and in the middle of a kid-life crisis (somebody shoot me for not only punning that, but for devaluing myself to such a critical extent)

Here's one that Pitchfork missed: Office

I don't know if any of you hipsters saw Office at SXSW, but you should have. While most of you punkasses were trying to squeeze your way into one of about 539 Tapes 'n Tapes performances, a select few decided to separate themselves, at least once, from the Pitchfork-induced hysteria (and rightfully so) to check out this gem from Chicago. Don't get me wrong, I love TnT just as much as anyone. The point here is that while many people were simply adhering to their own laminated copies of the bands' schedules that PF wanted them to see, an air of brilliance was slowly but confidently wafting over from across the street.

If you did happen to catch them at the Dirty Dog (a la Tripwire), you were probably impressed enough to buy their CD, Q & A, which came out last year. I wish I had discovered this album then...it probably would have made my year end list, but such is the dilemma of many DIY-type bands. So for some catchy new-wave type pop in the vein of some reaaalllyy gooooooood shit, check out these songs:

[MP3] Office - The Big Bang Jump!
[MP3] Office - Dominos
[MP3] Office - Q & A

You can find more from Office here!
Check out more info and an interview over at Blogcritics!