“Just Like Me” by The Fluids – A Song Review

     The Fluids are fully invested into “Just Like Me.” The passion flows from speakers as if a thick, raw and tacky fluid – tacky because it is so easy to get stuck to the sound of this track. The ability to remain melodically attractive while shouting lyrics seems easy, until you try to accomplish the feat. Mike Tony of The Fluids has the skill.

     When it’s clear that a band has made the investment, there’s a willingness to join them. “Just Like Me” is not the typical track of Indie Obsessive. Spencer Scanlon at Transmission Publicity alerted us to the song in October, but it took time for us to appreciate the track and creativity of lyrics such as:

I look through the records

They're dusty and spineless

They're just like me

     The Fluids are based in Brooklyn. The members are Mike Tony (vocals, guitar), Nick DeMolina (guitar), and Cooper Formant (bass). Quoting the content from Transmission Publicity, “[T]heir sound has already drawn apt comparisons to Berlin-era Bowie, early Talking Heads, The Modern Lovers, Lou Reed and Echo & The Bunnymen.”

     “Just Like Me” by The Fluids

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Lyrics of “Just Like Me” by The Fluids

And lately

Lately, I've been watching the clock

And I've been hoping

That maybe we could slow down

But I left my bag in your backwards town

Well, I went to the country

To dine like a king

And swat at the fruit flies

I look through the ruins

They're dusty and timeless

They're just like me

And I wish these words could move you

But you only dance for him

So maybe

One after another

We could walk away

We could walk away from it all

From it all

So, I went to the country

To die like a king

And swat at the fruit flies

I look through the records

They're dusty and spineless

They're just like me

And I wish these words could move you

But you only dance for him

Now, now, now, not for him

Well lately

Lately, I've been watching the clocks

And hoping

Nay, I've been hoping I could slow down

I wish these words could move you

But you'll never dance for me