See You In The Pit: The Like

The Like

I like The Like, and so should you. But don't hate Elizabeth Berg, Tennessee Thomas, and Charlotte Froom because they're young and beautiful, the daughters of music industry veterans, and live in Los Angeles. Despite all these seemingly detracting factors, The Like aren't just likable, they're totally lovable.

I'll admit it, I found out about The Like in an issue of Interview a few years back. The picture and accompanying little blurb were enough to make me seek out their music and subsequently obsessively share it with anyone who would listen. If I made you a mix CD anytime in the past few years, no doubt The Like's "(So I'll Sit Here) Waiting" was on there, often as the closing track.

The Like play girly dream pop songs full of lightly crunchy hooks, and I mean that in the nicest way possible -- because I love girly dream pop, especially when lightly crunchy hooks are involved. But don't let that turn you away: I dare you to resist the danceability of "Falling Away," or lead singer and guitarist Elizabeth "Z" Berg's plaintive voice, a growly mix of innocence and experience, on the chorus of "(So I'll Sit Here) Waiting."

I missed The Like's set at SXSW last year; it was one of those situations where a band that my friends wanted to see (which, of course, I can't even remember now) was playing in the same time slot. So, in penance, I dragged myself to an early weekday show at Emo's this summer when The Like were touring with the (rather down at heel) Phantom Planet. I was the oldest person there, except for like, people's parents. It was also deadly hot, as Austin is in July. But it was so worth it to finally see The Like play live after three years of ardent devotion.

The Like - So I'll Sit Here (Waiting)
The Like - Falling Away
The Like - Bridge to Nowhere

The Like's official website. You can order their self-released three EPs, I Like The Like, ...and The Like, and Like It or Not directly from the website. A full-length album is expected later this year -- the girls of The Like wanted to finish high school before recording it.

Posted by Little Miss Rock'n'Roll at 02.20.05 at 1:36 AM

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I was trying to remember in which movie I had heard "(So I'll Sit Here) Waiting", and of course, thanks to google, I could recall that it is prominently on the soundtrack to the movie "Thirteen." Is it just me, or are some of the soundtracks of the last few years--"Thirteen," "Bend It Like Beckham," "Garden State," among others I am forgetting, including, of course, the "Kill Bill"s--some of the best compliations of these years (even if they do admittedly have songs a few years older than current)? Why does anyone buy NowThat'sWhatI(Wouldn't)CallMusic or the Grammy disasters?

--D

Ps. BTW, I personally prefer the other Like tracks to '...Waiting,' which actually in my case was NOT a track that made me want to dig deeper, but that's just me.

Posted by: djm at 02.23.05 at 1:33 PM

Glad to hear you were sucked into their realm. They definitely put on a stellar live performance. Here are some pictures from a concert back in 2004.

some of the best compliations of these years -- I like how more Indie artists are gaining exposure. Many of those bands which might not have otherwise got recognition are pushed to the forefront.

Posted by: Andre Alforque at 08.08.05 at 5:54 PM

Do you think you could send me the song 'Bridge to Nowhere'? I know that those EP's are unavailible because of the release of the record.

Thanks!

Kyle

Posted by: Kyle at 03.31.06 at 9:01 AM

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