David Cook and the Anthemic - New Band Name

Via MJ's Big Blog

David Cook has named his band: David Cook and the Anthemic

I guess you have to be a word nerd like David to appreciate the subtleties of the word "Anthemic" (it's an anthem, it's epic!) but I did find a definition on the Urban Dictionary of all places:

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The term anthemic is not strictly a word, yet is used to describe music that has a particular presence to it/atmospheric feel.

In hardcore/punk an anthemic band would be one who have plentiful singalongs and a tight, melodic, and often heavy rhythm section. Bands such as Bane and With Honor are a good example of this.

Statement: "Woah this band are amazing, every song is really anthemic"

Reply: "Yeah, they're incredible."

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Obviously I'm partial to "The Kyle Peek Band" so I'm a bit disappointed. And a lot of fans like "EEB".

So what do you guys think of David Cook and the Anthemic?

Watch David Cook announce the name here