I just discovered this thread so I'm reviving it.
I didn't know about this band until I heard Glee was going to cover "We Are Young" (I know, go ahead and call me a lame-o, I have no shame), and I'd never heard of them in my life, so before the episode aired, I looked up We Are Young and
loved it and right off the bat I liked the original better than the cover (as big of a gleek that I am), and then last month decided to look up more of their music. I ended up spending two whole days doing nothing but looking up acoustic performances and watching interviews...literally. That is all I did. And then I downloaded both of their albums and I pretty much haven't listened to anything else since like, June. THEY ARE SO FUCKING GOOD, OH MY GOD.
They're like...a modern version of Queen or something idk. I know that's a heavy comparison, but the minute I heard Some Nights (and the intro), I was struck by how much they sound like them. Their first album is also really, really good.
I also really love how passionate they are about gay rights, specifically Jack. I personally do not come across that many straight people (aside from like...my mom) that believe in it so fiercely, and I just think that's lovely.
Even though I only started listening to them, like, a month ago, it's safe to say they're one of my favorite bands now. They are just way too good. I want to see them live so bad.