“Mini Van” by NPR Approved Purple

If NPR says its good, then it must be, right? I mean, they have that “All Things Considered” and “Fresh Air” and “Schweddy Balls”, and we all know that nothing feels better around the holidays than a pair of Scheddy Balls in your mouth. NPR has put their highfalutin seal of approval on this little video for a song called “Mini Van” by a band out of Beaumont Texas called Purple. They’ve received all sorts of high praise from NPR and Flavorwire…which is great. We were about to hold out until Alec Baldwin reprised his role of Pete, baked us up a plate of  moist Schweddy balls, and rambled on about how his balls would fair in the Texas heat, but Purple is hotter than a plate of this holiday delight. Hot enough to pique our curiosity!

So, let’s take a looksie at what NPR finds so enthralling, making them ravenous stalkers of the band,  with promises of “following them to the end of the Earth.”

Purple – Mini Van (Official Video)

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Was it just us, but all the way through, we were imagining the hosts of NPR’s All Things Considered: Robert Siegel, Audie Cornish, Melissa Block, and Arun Rath passed out drunk in the back of a moving mini van immediately after a crawdad steam party, one of them upchucking out the side window while one plays drums, and another one flips us the bird with their obviously pregnant (and very classy) friend…ahh! Could it be that NPR might be taking a ride on the wild side? We certainly hope so! They need a lil mini vans in their lives! Hell, we all need a lil mini van now and then!

“Mini Van” will be part of a 7-inch, exclusively given away on the band’s Pledgemusic page!

US Tour Dates:
11/8 – Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room
11/10 – Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews
11/11 – Lincoln, NE @ Vega*
11/13 – Duluth, MN – Rex Bar
11/14 – Duluth MN – Studio 15
11/16 – Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen (FREE SHOW)

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