MM: "No One Loves Me & Neither Do I" by Them Crooked Vultures

I listened to TCV all weekend, so I knew I had to share them with you this week for Music Monday. Them Crooked Vultures is a supergroup composed of Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones, Foo Fighters' David Grohl, and Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme. All excellent bands, two of which are personal favorites of mine. To think these gentlemen would come together to melt faces is something I could only have imagined in a fan-fiction... a weird fan-fiction. Why someone would write a fan-fiction about three very talented musicians coming together like some kinda fucking Rock Voltron is beyond me. Then again, there's been weirder shit written by very weird internet denizens.

But I digress...

Them Crooked Vultures is very real. I had heard of them late last year. All I really had heard though was the band's name and the fact that "they rock"ed. I had no knowledge of the band's members or their sound. To my surprise, they were billed under this year's Coachella, a music festival I attend in my hometown every year. Even moments before they took the stage, I still had no knowledge of the band members.

When the trio (accompanied by Alain Johannes who I'm told is with them for live performances only) hit the stage, I was floored. These gentlemen know how to rock and I didn't expect to be disappointed with their set. TCV absolutely brought their A-Game to The Desert that night, and I walked out of the Empire Polo grounds sweaty, exhausted, and a huge fan of their work.

The song I'm highlighting this week is the first track off their self-titled album. It's one of my absolute favorites due to the slick tempo changes and Grohl's fancy drumming. In all honesty, the entire album is great and I've enjoyed it immensely. Pick it up on iTunes if you have some scratch to burn.