That's because I just made it up. Even you are - maybe not - yes, you are probably a hypervillain. Yojiro, of course, is an extreme example. And you know... ...an interesting variation in her own way. The only hypervillains we needed in the old days were feudal lords and fathers. Now, with equal rights, everyone wants to be one. Not that it's a bad thing, of course. We all know - take the lid off something that stinks and you find a manure bucket. Tear away the pretty formalities and the bad is out in the open. Formalities are just a bother, so everyone economizes and makes do with all the plain stuff. It's actually quite exhilarating, natural ugliness in all it's glory. Of course, when there's too much glory, the hypervillains get a little annoyed with each other. When their discomfort reaches a peak, altruism is resurrected. And when that becomes a mere formality and turns sour, egoism comes back. And so on, ad infinitum. That's how we go on living, you might say. That's how we progress. Look at England. Egoism and altruism have been in perfect balance for centuries. That's why she doesn't move. That's why she doesn't progress. The English are a pitiful lot - they have no Ibsen, no Nietzsche. They're all puffed up like that, but look at them from the outside and you can see them hardening, turning into fossils.
- Professor Hirato in Natsume Sōseki's Sanshirō
Mystery Jets - Flash A Hungry Smile
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I like this gem from their album "Serotonin". It really does make one feel happy. Light and breezy melodies abound, cheeky whistling coupled with awesome rhyming lyrics make this a joy to listen to.
The Drums - Let's Go Surfing
In the same vein as the the indie poppiness of Flash A Hungry Smile, this quartet comprising of Jonathan Pierce, Jacob Graham, Adam Kessler and Connor Hanwick show they know how to have tonnes of fun. Catchy hooks and beautifully flippant lyrics (one wouldn't be faulted for thinking Jonathan Pierce was singing obama instead of oh mama), it is a real delight and a good wake up song. Oh, and who could forget the beach?
The Drums - Book of Stories
Filled with more hooks yet again, The Drums seem to have perfected their recipe of indie pop. But contrasted to Let's Go Surfing, Book of Stories is eminently about heartbreak as he wails "i thought my life would get easier, instead it's getting harder". He has no qualms about wearing his heart on his sleeve amidst that echo laden guitaring.
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