March 5, 2014 • self-released
Here's some more idiosyncratic indie-folky music from suburban Missouri; this time it's very odd and minimalistic folk-punk sort of stuff. The instrumentation is simply clean guitar, drums, and vocals; there's always a lot you can do with a small setup like that so it's interesting to see where people take it.
The drumming is very good, and I really like its style and the little fills and decorations that get thrown around. The guitar work is a bit hit-or-miss; it feels a bit sloppy on some tracks (especially where it sounds like the song is simply improvisation) but is pretty good at other times. The vocals are surprisingly good as well, at least on the few occasions they appear.
It's supposed to be kind of a silly release though (if the band name didn't tip you off) and, impressively, it succeeds well enough at being silly and quite listenable at the same time. I would definitely like to hear what they could do with some more fleshed-out actual songwriting and instrumentation; I bet it could be pretty great.
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