![]() Then come some (for lack of a better word) solos: the minimalist solo played by a squeaky-honky gizmo (sampled tricycle horn?) which begins at 1:13 is well worth the download by itself so is the one played by what sounds like a sampled dial-tone, at 2:13. First we spend an agreeable minute or so establishing the basic groove–a chiming sort of repeated melody propelled by a perfectly fetching sort of clickety-scratching percussiveness (sounding a bit like someone trying to play the snare drum on a broken guitar neck). A quartet from Austin, the Octopus Project sounds like a surf-dance band attempting to play jazz on R2D2’s spare parts. Which shows that all things are possible (good news for Eagles fans, I should note). ![]() The MP3 can be found on the band’s web site.Ī lo-fi-ish, white noise-y, scratchy-boopy instrumental with genuine warmth and charm. (The drummer, I feel compelled to point out, is simply named Chang.) “Judy Garland” comes from the band’s third and most recent CD, “The Embattled Hearts,” released in 2003 on Six Shooter Records. ![]() Veal is a Canadian trio led by singer/guitarist Luke Doucet, whose cheery voice has a wonderfully elastic upper register. I won’t describe it (much but do listen for those extra two beats, the crazy lyrics, and how sharp the harmonies suddenly are), but yes, absolutely, it’s a killer chorus. I feel pulled in, delighted, and yet still completely unprepared for (okay, I’ll use one of the music industry’s hoariest cliches because nothing else quite applies) the killer chorus this leads into. ![]() We’re instantly right in the middle of something (although exactly what is part of the quirky mystery), a feeling enhanced by the smart cascade of (mostly) major chords, which change on the first beat of each measure, and the asymmetrical use of seventh chords (at “half” and “nothing”). “If you looked like Judy Garland/I’d be over it in half a shake/But you stood there dumbfounded/You looked nothing like Judy Garland” is how this song that appears at least partially to be about being knocked unconscious begins. ![]()
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