{"id":973,"date":"2007-10-22T22:04:44","date_gmt":"2007-10-23T02:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=973"},"modified":"2007-10-22T22:04:44","modified_gmt":"2007-10-23T02:04:44","slug":"music-makin-mos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2007\/10\/music-makin-mos\/","title":{"rendered":"music makin&#8217; mosquitos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/10\/22\/mosquitos_band.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-full\" title=\"Mosquitos_band\" alt=\"Mosquitos_band\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/10\/22\/mosquitos_band.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/10\/22\/mosquitos_band.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oh how I love their song, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mosquitos\/dp\/B00009IB5D\">Boombox<\/a>.&nbsp; It doesn&#8217;t even matter that half of it&#8217;s in Portuguese&#8230;I can&#8217;t get it out of my head.<\/p>\n<p><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/0_C06QMw-U4\" width=\"425\" height=\"355\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\"><\/embed><\/p>\n<p>And the video is so so sweet.&nbsp; I even made my husband watch it, (secretly hoping he might send me on a romantic treasure hunt for no reason at all) &#8211; a girl has still gotta dream &#8230; <em>even after almost 9 years of marriage.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A review reads, &quot;Far from the annoying little bug that leaves small welts from its bites, the New York City trio <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mosquitosnyc.com\/index2.php?flash=yes\">Mosquitos<\/a> is a charming combo that enchants with a sexy mix of bossa nova and indie pop. While the music doesn&#8217;t quite swing as real bossa nova and samba does, Brazilian singer Juju&#8217;s breathy vocals (she sings in both English and Portuguese) add just the right amount of sensual authenticity. The New York contingent of Chris Root and John Marshall Smith handle light-hearted guitar, burbling Wurlitzer organ and the low budget drum machine, alternately creating an earnest bedroom pop aesthetic and a more sophisticated bossa-pop sound: imagine if Sergio Mendes and Brazil 66 had recorded at a Brooklyn apartment home studio in the new millennium. Highlights include the poppy &quot;Rainsong,&quot; the playful bossa nova &quot;Boombox,&quot; and the funny &quot;Policeman,&quot; in which the protagonist is looking to bribe the officer. This self-styled bedroom bossa nova is a warm ray of light on the rainiest of afternoons.&quot; <em>&#8211;Tad Hendrickson<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"COLOR: #009966\"><strong>Want to hear more <\/strong><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/catching_fireflies\/music_to_groove_to\/index.html\"><span style=\"COLOR: #009966\"><strong>sweet tunes<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"COLOR: #009966\"><strong>? <\/strong><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/catching_fireflies\/2007\/05\/get_catching_fi.html\"><span style=\"COLOR: #009966\"><strong>Sign up<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"COLOR: #009966\"><strong> to receive these snazzy posts in your email inbox!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><\/em><\/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\/2007\/10\/music-makin-mos\/\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2007\/10\/music-makin-mos\/\"><\/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>Oh how I love their song, Boombox.&nbsp; It doesn&#8217;t even matter that half of it&#8217;s in Portuguese&#8230;I can&#8217;t get it out of my head. And the video is so so sweet.&nbsp; I even made my husband watch it, (secretly hoping he might send me on a romantic treasure hunt for no reason at all) &#8211; a girl has still gotta dream &#8230; even after almost 9 years of marriage. A review reads, &quot;Far from the annoying little bug that leaves small welts from its bites, the New York City trio Mosquitos is a charming combo that enchants with a sexy mix of bossa nova and indie pop. While the music doesn&#8217;t quite swing as real bossa nova and samba does, Brazilian singer Juju&#8217;s breathy vocals (she sings in both English and Portuguese) add just the right amount of sensual authenticity. 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