New Zealand band The Naked and Famous may be new — their first album (Passive Me, Agressive You) was first released this past September, and worldwide just a couple weeks ago. But they’re already attracting notice: their single “Young Blood” debuted on their home NZ charts at the #1 position. And the BBC has already long-listed them as one of their “Sound of 2011” picks — artists to watch out for this year.

This song itself (unofficial lyrics available at various sites) didn’t 100% convince me. Couldn’t help wondering, though, if it might have been inspired by the following; the rhythm of the visuals in the slow-mo second half of that video match the rhythm of “Waiting for a Girl Like You” quite well:

[Below, click Play button to begin Waiting for a Girl Like You. While audio is playing, volume control appears at left — a row of little vertical bars. This clip is 4:34 long.]

Nah. Probably not.