Watch-for-it Wednesday: "The Walker" - Fitz and the Tantrums

Okay, you're a straight-up liar if you can't appreciate a band called Fitz and the Tantrums just for their name.

But even if you need another reason to like the band, here's a good one: Their music is awesome. And now they're making ground on the Heatseekers chart, currently sitting at #4 with their above-shown hit, "The Walker".

If this makes it onto the top half of the Hot 100, I will be so freakin' pleased. You see, the indie rock scene has been... quite dreary lately.

Not that this is necessarily a bad thing, but it's nice to hear something that sounds more upbeat from an indie band, kind of like Neon Trees.

I love Neon Trees. In a genre that usually sounds rather dreary, they're there to pump it up with some wonderful jams. But we haven't been getting Neon Trees hits lately. So, enter Fitz and the Tantrums, a band from LA that originated in 2008 and are finally making their way up the Billboard Hot 100.

Oh, here we go
Feel it in my soul
Really need it, need it, so go
Gotta feel it, body takes control
Really need it, need it

Damn, that chorus. So full of energy and life. We need more songs like this, especially since the Top 5 has remained stagnant for quite some time now. Not that the songs are bad... well, except "Talk Dirty"... but we need a change. Hell, I need a change. Something to break through the Top 5 to the mainstream public. And maybe this is the song to do it. Let's really think about this: When was the last time we had a huge, and I mean HUGE, indie hit? The last one I can think of is "Radioactive". We need another "Radioactive" for 2014! Come on, America!

Billboard Success:

Will they have it?

Maybe not to the extent that I'm suggesting, but they've already blown up on the Alt Charts. I can see them at least having a Top 20 hit with "The Walker".

Should they have it?

God, yes. We need these guys to liven things up around here. I need them, at least. Please let Fitz and the Tantrums become popular, maybe even to the point of their song playing so often that I never want to hear it ever again... 

You know, on second thought, maybe it's better if they don't blow up so quickly. But they do deserve success, and I will root for them the whole way through. Long live "The Walker". Long live Fitz and the Tantrums.