Relative Something

There is something special about that moment of discovery, when someone alerts you to something they feel to be noteworthy and you have your eyes opened to a whole new wonder. Even though millions of other people may have already discovered the next sensation, when it is the first you are seeing it, and it resonates for you of all things good, the moment can be an explosion of inspiration and joyous energy.

Pomplamoose. If you haven’t seen them yet, and own a television, they are now showing up on a holiday car commercial. Otherwise, the place to find them is on your computer. Jack Conte and Nataly Dawn have already been plying their joint video song artistry on youtube for a couple of years, but I have just discovered them now. You should, too. They are fun, fun, fun and they are true artisans of the craft of music and recording. It is the way it should be. It is why people say things like, “Don’t ever change.” What they have been producing is so fresh and unpretentious that their growth as artists and individuals becomes a threat to the charm of their current output.

Don’t tell Cyndie, but I have fallen in love with Nataly. And don’t tell Nataly, but I think I have a thing for Jack, too. Just watch their video songs, as many as you can. You will see what it is that appeals so much to me. It’s not just the shots of Nataly eating cereal and milk. Hang around for the post-song bits at the end of the clip. Plus, make sure you can turn your sound up, because the harmony of Nataly’s multi-tracked voice is a hook that is so enticing it feels addictive.

If you haven’t already, you deserve to enjoy the period of discovery now. It will enable you to claim that you watched them back when they were just an internet sensation with a couple of commercials to their credit. Me thinks they will end up with many more artistic accomplishments that will expand their popularity dramatically. That, or my euphoric flush of discovery has me thinking like a love-struck kid again.

But, after all, isn’t that what the special moment of discovery is all about?