An Expansion of your Musical Library- Ludo

For those of you who are looking for new bands and music, I want to recommend a band that I've been listening to for nearly a year now. This band is Ludo. They are from Missouri and have 3 albums out. They are not that new, considering that their first album was released in 2004, but they are relatively unknown. When their name is typed into Pandora, similar bands are All-American Rejects, but don't let that give you any impressions. Ludo's lyrics are a tad bit fantastical, but funny, they usually tell a story and are unique. They are classified as "alternative rock", but that label doesn't mean anything to me. Even their break-up songs are funny like "Goodwill Hunting By Myself". Yes, they are talking about the movie, but the music video has nothing to do with the movie; it has ninjas and stick horses and ice cream. Very random, very fun, very creative lyrics like "Why should I watch Matt Damon cry without her at my side I pined" This song can be found on their album "You're Awful, I Love You". Another unique track on that album is "Love Me Dead"; it's the epitome of a love-hate relationship. My favorite line "You're born of a jackel, you're beautiful". They also have an EP called "Broken Bride" and it is a rock opera. The basic story is the narrator lost his wife in an accident and spent a number of years building a time machine to go back and save her, but first he lands in pre-historic times, then he goes too far into the future and goes to an apocolypse and the only way to stop a take-over by the devil is to sacrifice his machine. As repayment, the angels take him back to the morning his wife died. What does he change? Listen to the song to find out. Even thinking of it brings that sting to the corners of my eyes. You can find the whole album in sections on Youtube. While there are religious references in this album, do not let that turn you off. To counterbalance, Ludo has a song called "Girls on Trampolines". Here's the chorus "They've got more beer than I've ever seen and they've got girls on trampolines. They've tapped 10 kegs since 9:15 and they've got girls on trampolines. WOOOH!"
Check them out and I hope you like them as much as I do.