The Floor Is Made Of Lava

3hive proposes that The Floor Is Made Of Lava got their name from an episode of The Simpsons, and that may be the case, but I like to think they got it from a shared childhood. After all, who didn't run around at home as a kid pretending you couldn't touch the floor because it was made of lava (or that it was a river full of crocodiles or whatever)? Sometimes the most simple of games that got you moving turned out to be the most fun.

The Floor Is Made Of Lava formed in March 2006 in Copenhagen, Denmark and write dance ready rock songs with a sense of humor. While their name may have been what immediately caught my attention it's their music that's brought me to posting about them. The Floor Is Made Of Lava have a sound that centers around strutting guitar work and danceable beats. Sure, that might get you thinking "oh that sound is so 2004" and, well, it's impossible to not hear a bit of Franz Ferdinand in these songs but don't let that turn you away. In fact, it's selling the band a bit short to only compare them the Franz Ferdinand but I can only do so much. The rest is up to you and you...you should just listen. Something about this band is fairly irresistible. Their shout outs to Camaros? Their hip-hop lite bravado? That they have a song called "Do Your Sister"? The way they break it down 1:45 into "Told Her I'm From Compton"? All of that, sure, but I think mostly it's just that the songs are simple, they get you moving, and they're fun.

Listen:
"Told Her I'm From Compton"
"Do Your Sister"

Visit The Floor Is Made Of Lava on MySpace.