From On Patrol #87: The Connector
February 23rd, 2015
Harland Allison Williams will always have a special place in my heart, and is a character I wish we’d done more with. I really dislike these folk-hipster bands that seem so ubiquitous – the original idea came about when Morgan Ann and I were discussing how all their songs have that “Hey!” chant. That summer I’d seen a band called Fleeting Sons, who said their name was a combination of Fleet Foxes and Mumford and Sons – and that’s when I realized the movement had definitely gone too far. I was also going through a phase where I loved having Morgan Ann list a bunch of absurd things – writing all those band names was the best part. There’s also the obligatory nod to The Simpsons with the Mandolin District (a reference to the Hammock District in “You Only Die Twice”); and the dental advice is actual stuff I’d gotten from my hygienist and promptly never did. The top moments are when I call Harland out for potentially being drunk, and then Mumford and Sons member Eco Kyle.
