Slang Editorial :: Never Underestimate The Value Of A Holla'

Monday, April 13, 2009
Sing To Me, Nomi

Hercules and Love Affair (Nomi on left)

So despite the frequency and voracity of the lengthy and detailed internet lovefest word spewages I write, my entries generally do not include straight-up "I heart ____ hot lady" treatises$$$. Why? I am not exactly sure, and I don't think it's intentional. Perhaps it's cuz I did the wimmin studies*** n' shit, or maybe just because I like to keep my tastes to myself when it comes to matters of the heart (I am fairly certain most of the people who spend time with me would dispute the claim with a hearty laugh of dismissal). But for whatever reason, I give most of my love to music makers, basketball players, and the strange people I come across in my travels across the world and the internets.

All of which, I suppose, makes it curious that the first lady I choose to feature nerdlove for is in fact not a lady at all, but the stunning transsexual Nomi Ruiz, singer of 2008 all-the-rage Hercules and Love Affair.

I came on to the H&LA record a little late in the game (compared to average warp speed NYC taste timelines), but let me be the 1,000,000 person to add my four cents that HL&A is a fantastic, wonderful, joyous record that celebrates the great throb of music in life. I can't say enough about it and it should appeal to literally anyone who either loves pop music or enjoys moving their body rhythmically.

I have been listening to this record for probably six months or so, but it wasn't until I watched New York Noise### tonight and saw a live Nomi-sung performance of "Blind" that I realized that she is in fact destined to be my fantasy crush for the next few months.

I understand the theoretical hilarity of these PROPS, but sometimes you just gotta transcend boundaries, you know? Those legs! Seriously! Nomi, you are a million feet tall and a million times DREAMBOAT.

Yes yes. So Nomi, if your internet travels bring you here, give me a call. In preparation, I will listen to one song on your records each day until I hear from you. Don't keep a boy waiting.

hearts,
Jeffrey

Listen:

Hercules and Love Affair - "Hercules Theme", from s/t album
Hercules and Love Affair - "I'm Telling You", from s/t album (iTunes only b-side)

NOTES
$ - Call me out on this shit if I'm wrong; I've done literally zero research into checking whether or not this is in fact true.
*** - Seriously.
### - Yay Shirley!!! New York Noise is amazing and you are also incredibly awesome (and cute). If you live in NYC and have never seen NYN, give Shirley some love and check out channel 25 at midnight on Sundays. Expect to get a fresh overview of whatever is new and happening in the world of indie rock and roll. Holla!

Labels: BEAUMONT, crushes, mp3, quickthoughts

posted by Nihilist Loves Hate, Hates Everything at 4/13/2009 01:00:00 AM 1 comments

1 Comments:

Lil' Beaumont said...: http://twitter.com/NomiRuiz; 4/13/2009 11:02:00 AM