{"id":642,"date":"2008-10-09T20:02:33","date_gmt":"2008-10-09T20:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=642"},"modified":"2008-10-09T20:02:33","modified_gmt":"2008-10-09T20:02:33","slug":"break-the-spell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/break-the-spell\/","title":{"rendered":"break the spell of the typical"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2008\/10\/09\/mute_math.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-full\" title=\"Mute_math\" alt=\"Mute_math\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2008\/10\/09\/mute_math.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/><\/a>As I was trolling around the itunes store, I stumbled upon the hip foursome, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mutemath.com\/\">Mute Math<\/a>. After listening to a snippet of their oh-so-catchy song, Typical, I remembered hearing it before on one of HBO&#8217;s slick movie promo &#8216;commericials&#8217;.&nbsp; I&#8217;m so happy I found this inspiring rockin&#8217; tune&nbsp; &#8211; now it&#8217;s on <em>my<\/em> ipod!<\/p>\n<p><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/zNlZ4QFt7FU&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/p>\n<p>A review reads, &quot;Every now and then a band explodes from the grassroots. Thanks to phenomenal Internet exposure that led to soldout shows across the country, Mute Math is just such a story. An inspired Alt-Rock band from New Orleans, Mute Math melds hip-hop\u2013styled beats, moments of beauty and grandeur, big hooks, and vocals that pay homage to classic rock.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><strong>And some lyrics&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>Come on, can\u2019t I dream for one day<br \/>There\u2019s nothing that can\u2019t be done<br \/>But how long should it take somebody<br \/>Before they can be someone<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Cause I know there\u2019s got to be another level<br \/>Somewhere closer to the other side<br \/>And I\u2019m feeling like it\u2019s now or never<br \/>Can I break the spell of the typical<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve lived through my share of misfortune<br \/>And I\u2019ve worked in the blazing sun<br \/>But how long should it take somebody<br \/>Before they can be someone<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m the typical<br \/>I&#8217;m the typical<br \/>Can I break the spell of the typical<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #339900;\">Like discovering inspiring rockin&#8217; tunes that not everyone knows about?&nbsp; Simply <\/span><span style=\"color: #333366;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/catching_fireflies\/2007\/05\/get_catching_fi.html\"><span style=\"color: #339900;\">subscribe to this blog<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #339900;\"> and we&#8217;ll email you our latest and greatest finds. <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"flaresmith\" class=\"feedflare\"><script src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~s\/http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/catchingfireflies\/TyNo?i=http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/break-the-spell\/\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/break-the-spell\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 944859;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I was trolling around the itunes store, I stumbled upon the hip foursome, Mute Math. 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