MaxFunPal Jonathan Coulton is often presented to the world as a nerd troubadour, but the truth is that he’s much more.
Jonathan Coulton is for Dads.
My wife just received an excited note from her father, a 50-year-old hardware store manager, musician and outdoor activity enthusiast, regarding the Jonathan Coulton greatest hits collection, JoCo Looks Back, which we gifted him for Christmas. He is absolutely nuts about it.
Jonathan Coulton is for little brothers.
Equally enthusiastic about the disc is my 15-year-old brother-in-law, a young man who is exceptionally handsome, socially capable, guitar-playing and broad-shouldered (due to his spot on the rowing team). His interest in nerd stuff begins and ends with Playstation 3, but he loves JoCo Looks Back enough to text my wife about it some weeks after Christmas.
Above all, though, Jonathan Coulton is for the San Fernando Valley Youth Chorus.
See above, featuring “human zendrum” solo.