J Minus

"She dressed in black, the color she preferred, it represented darkness, misrepresenting her. That was the girl she wanted you to see, the truth is always deeper than the surface in me." This is from J Minus' song "Someone for Everyone". It's lyrics are pretty up front, yet deep. Listening to J Minus makes me want to do soul searching, searching for who I am really supposed to be. This is my favorite song by them. It's about a girl who thinks love is just a game. She doesn't love this guy, but he loves her. Yet, it applies to many things.

It says, "she lost faith in all mankind...If you don't have hope then what do you have?" This is pretty much how I feel when I think about Barack Obama. Yes, I just connected this song to the recent election. When Barack Obama was pronounced to be our next president, I had lost hope in humanity. Barack is simply an abomination. That's how I feel. However, I realized that if I don't have faith that tomorrow will be better than today, then how will I survive? 

J Minus sings mostly about love, love gone bad. It reminds me of country with the lyrics, but alternative with its soft beat. The music they produce is very relaxing. It reminds me of music that would be playing in a coffee shop. In this coffee shop, a guy meets a girl and they exchange glances, smiling brightly, yet shyly. For that second they have great chemistry, but it is broken by the thought of failure. It may seem to be failure, but in reality it is not. It is a bond that is so strong it cannot be broken, yet it seems to be. These two people will forever be connected whether they realize it or not. 

J Minus is a small band out of Seattle, Washington. They call themselves an alternative acoustic band. Dylan Fant writes and produces most of the songs. He wanted to form a band that would be the "Wu Tang of rock". Apparently that didn't happen. J Minus has 5 members who all just want to express themselves through their music. You can view their website at www.jminus.com.