Song of the Week - One Club At A Time

Please, no hate. I know that boy bands aren't exactly the coolest thing. The art of the boy band has been dead since the early 2000s. Many people thought after the Backstreet Boys and N Sync disbanded that there would never again be a boy band that lived up to such a potential.... And then NKOTB started touring again. But this post isn't about them. This post is about Midnight Red.

While not exactly ground breaking in a musical sense, Red One hast astonished us yet again by making boy bands cool again. The song, while having the calculated harmonies that we've come to love from the genre, totally breaks away from the usual feel of what we knew boy bands to be. In place of your typical pop song is a very electric and dance beat. Even the subject matter dips into the current state of pop music talking about partying at clubs. It's what is cool now, I know, but still, its sort of new ground for this type of music.

I've heard it said countless times. "What about Big Time Rush? They came first!" Sure they did. But BTR is very obviously created to be a TV show first and a band second. The music is highlighted in the show effectively, but the harsh deadlines of television create very forced sounding songs. Midnight Red just lets it flow. Of the whopping three songs I've heard from them, I've not been disappointed once. BTR, on the other hand... Let's just say I find myself channel surfing after Victorious. Bottom line, this group is good.

Similarities aside, this group is definitely making a name for itself. Currently on tour with NKOTB (New Kids On The Block. No, I dont think you are stupid, it just took me a while to get what that meant), the group are making a name for themselves quickly. If they manage to get a few more solid songs like this, I could easily see them on mainstream radio. Plus they are cuties, which means they will have tons of fangirls -- and maybe a fanboy or two (are you guys into that? That would be amazing!). Maybe this whole boy band revival isn't a bad thing.

You can preview and purchase the song on iTunes here!