I've been hearing their name on the radio lately, and every time I do, I think to myself: Oh yeah, they were the semi-ironic ones!
You might ask: Semi-ironic? How so?
Well, I'll tell you how! When I first saw them, and well... heard them, I had no idea who they were, but I love hearing new bands, especially those opening for larger acts. They're already supported by the act everyone (or, most everyone) came to see, so it's generally a good chance that the audience will like them as well.
Granted, Civil Twilight was opening for Evanescence when I saw them, so the pair seems a little odd now that I'm listening to them again, but I enjoyed them nonetheless. (Inspiration for the post, you know.) They are after all, really good. Here, have a listen: YouTube!
They're originally from Cape Town, South Africa, but have now relocated to America, and I believe their debut album is due to come out soon. For now you can check out their site, stalk them and what not. (Don't actually do that ... it's illegal and creepy.) Unfortunately for me, they're only going to be around my area when I'm out of the country, but that's okay because I saw them before the radio recognized them. :)
Anyway, back to the irony of the band.
The lead singer looks like (or so I think/thought) Robert Pattinson, and we all know that R.Patz is like the center of the universe for any Twilight fans. So the fact that there is some resemblance between the Twilight star and the lead singer of Civil Twilight kind of cracks me up.
However, now that I'm actually looking at and reviewing professional photos as well as the blurry cell photos I took in the smoky, dim, awesomely-lit venue I saw CT in, the resemblance has died down a bit, but I'd still say there's a pretty strong resemblance in most photos I've found. Proof ⟶↓⟶⟶⟶⟶⟶⟶⟶↓
Here's a better picture of the band:
You know, I feel like they all resemble someone. Go figure.
Have any other artists that have ironic band names? Drop a comment.
