The Mysterious Sounds of Sloshy
I'm not sure how many lucky people here received this little Christmas goodie (or unlucky people, depending on your disposition toward goofy and "adventurous" pop music :-)) but I love it. When I sent out the British Sea Power mystery disc it wasn't much of a mystery to Sloshy because I had already mentioned it in a couple posts, and conversely I knew beforehand for the same reasons with this one from him. But that doesn't decrease my enjoyment of it. It's got quite a bit of Strokes sound (meaning Kinks sound) running throughout, but it has kind of a cartoony feel too. More so than say a band like Broken Social Scene, even though there are similarities. Also it sounds a little like the Microphones at their more "normal" times. The music does sometimes sound kind of "amateurish" and should thus be avoided for anyone that would cringe at the sound of a cheap casio, but I guess that is also part of its charm. I've actually only listened about three or maybe four times so its still pretty new to me, but some of it is so catchy and fun that I loved it right away. Other parts need some exploring, especially the quirky and fragmented lyrics. Toward the end of the album, maybe track 11, the production qualities improve and it's almost like a different band. The sound is more polished and shows what they are really capable of. That's really my only complaint about it, that sometimes it is just a little too far into the lo-fi category, especially when juxtaposed against the Death Cab For Cutie tracks that follow on my disc. But even so I still really enjoy the CD. Thanks Sloshy for including me in the Mysterioso game even after I tried to give away the mysterioso part. Note that I didn't mention who I think it might be, not even once, unless you count my latest post at that "other" RR :)