God is an Astronaut
Written by Nirav on May 10, 2008
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Obnoxious Listeners adds a new category today dedicated towards music videos. There are lots of other sites out there which feature music videos, so our goal is not to show you what’s already out there and searchable. Instead, its our goal to find those videos which have been

  • Rarely seen or found on the web
  • Serve a higher purpose to an artists’ song
  • Something we Obnoxious Guys simply find cool or interesting
Our first set of music videos focus on a band from Ireland that goes by the name of God is an Astronaut. We started listening to them about 9 months back when they released their latest album Far From Refuge (2007). Immediately after listening to that, we ran back and grabbed their prior two albums All Is Violent, All Is Bright (2005) and The End of the Beginning (2002). They are an amazing instrumental-only band which you can jam out to without ever feeling the need for lyrics. I love bands like that. Though lyrics wouldn’t hurt, they can do without them and still produce quality music.

We recently got to see them perform at the Ottobar in Baltimore, MD. Sadly, Baltimore is one of the most empty cities and their bars are even emptier than the city itself. When we walked in, there were a total of 15 other people inside, and 8 out of the 15 people were members of the opening band. So you can imagine the vacant feeling we got as we walked in and grabbed a beer from the 1 bartender and 2 beer taps inside.

This was the first tour God is an Astronaut was on in the U.S. and when they came on, the place started to fill up to about 75 people or so. Not very large crowd base at all and that would have been discouraging to most headlining bands (especially for those that had travelled from so far), but they played through their set like champs. Without even the slightest hesitation, they elongated their set and played 3-4 new songs and redid a few oldies. Then afterwards, they came down and talked with all the fans for 15-20 min. I rarely find that type of temperament in a band and respect for their fans. That humility and appreciation alone has made me a fan of these guys for life.

Becoming a bigger fan of God is an Astronaut, I decided to buy all the singles and extra CDs they were selling at the venue. Surprisingly, I found these two music videos on one of the EPs entitled A Moment of Stillness. I had not seen them online previously and wasn’t even aware the band had produced any videos. Both videos are great compliments to the songs they are made for. Without trying to explain their meaning (which I’m sure I’ll butcher), I think you’ll find it for yourself. If you pay attention to the shifts in the music, you’ll see a resemblance in the video as well.

Comment by Dan: Fun fact, this concert Nirav mentioned (which was on March 18th, 2008) is where and when he and I first came up with the idea for Obnoxious Listeners.

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