Barbeau, Anton / Kenny Vs. Thrust
| Album: | Kenny Vs. Thrust | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Barbeau, Anton | Added: | Mar 2020 | |
| Label: | Big Stir Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2020-03-04 | Pull Date: | 2020-08-19 |
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| Week Ending: | Mar 15 | Mar 8 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 09, 2021: | I Like to Dance: Shake Off Your Pants (rebroadcast from Nov 9, 2021)
Back To Balmain |
4. | Jun 06, 2020: | Hanging in the bone yard
Clean Clothes In A Dirty Bag |
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| 2. | Nov 09, 2021: | I Like to Dance: Shake Off Your Pants
Back To Balmain |
5. | May 09, 2020: | Hanging in the bone yard
Jingle Jangle |
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| 3. | Oct 10, 2021: | Alien Hour
Jingle Jangle |
6. | Apr 17, 2020: | KZSU Time Traveler
Jingle Jangle |
Album Review
Francis D
Reviewed 2020-03-03
Reviewed 2020-03-03
“Kenny Vs. Thrust” Anton Barbeau
Self-described “pre-apocalyptic psychedelic pop” — with more of a rock edge on this collection. The album is named for Barbeau’s two bands, Sacramento-based Kenny (where Barbeau hails from) and Oxford, England’s Thrust. The two bands divide up the backing on various tracks. Barbeau currently lives in Berlin, Germany, and he creates music that’s tuneful while being anti-formula and unapologetic — with whimsical, stream-of-consciousness lyrics. This is something like his 30th album!
— Francis
Recommended: 4, 5, 7, 10, 11. No FCCs detected.
1. (3:32) Wire From The Wall – Warped, drudgy psych rock. Big, bold and rhythmic with pulsing bass.
2. (5:15) Land Of Economy – Propulsive rock with nods to the late 1960s. Melodic chorus. Clashy, metal-like lead break with searing guitar licks.
3. (4:26) Beautiful Bacon Dream – Fuzzy, chugging, out-of-sync rock. Beatles-like harmonies in the lead break, and a title every man can love.
4. (3:29) Jingle Jangle – Jangly pop rock (surprise!) with a catchy melody. Soaring guitar carries the lead break. ****
5. (3:20) Clean Clothes In A Dirty Bag – Old-timey rock homage to the early 1960s. Up-tempo and fun, with rapid-fire lyrics. Prominent fuzz guitar. ***
6. (4:45) Haunted in Fenland – Strummy electric guitars and a bouncy beat, with Dylan-like lead vocals.
7. (3:09) Back To Balmain – Breezy pop-rock — pulsing synth-scape, guitars and uplifting harmonies. ***
8. (3:13) Popsong 99 – Off-kilter guitar rock. Trippy, psychedelic and noisy. Changing time signatures, I think.
9. (3:18) Tidy Yourself Up – Reggae-flavored rock. Synths and effects. Clever lyrics. Processed spoken vocals in the lead break.
10. (3:20) Mahjong Dijon – Confident rolling rock with big strummed 12-string and acoustic guitars over a triplet-based rhythm. ***
11. (2:48) Burning Burning – Anthemic ballad closer. Strummed acoustic guitars. **
Self-described “pre-apocalyptic psychedelic pop” — with more of a rock edge on this collection. The album is named for Barbeau’s two bands, Sacramento-based Kenny (where Barbeau hails from) and Oxford, England’s Thrust. The two bands divide up the backing on various tracks. Barbeau currently lives in Berlin, Germany, and he creates music that’s tuneful while being anti-formula and unapologetic — with whimsical, stream-of-consciousness lyrics. This is something like his 30th album!
— Francis
Recommended: 4, 5, 7, 10, 11. No FCCs detected.
1. (3:32) Wire From The Wall – Warped, drudgy psych rock. Big, bold and rhythmic with pulsing bass.
2. (5:15) Land Of Economy – Propulsive rock with nods to the late 1960s. Melodic chorus. Clashy, metal-like lead break with searing guitar licks.
3. (4:26) Beautiful Bacon Dream – Fuzzy, chugging, out-of-sync rock. Beatles-like harmonies in the lead break, and a title every man can love.
4. (3:29) Jingle Jangle – Jangly pop rock (surprise!) with a catchy melody. Soaring guitar carries the lead break. ****
5. (3:20) Clean Clothes In A Dirty Bag – Old-timey rock homage to the early 1960s. Up-tempo and fun, with rapid-fire lyrics. Prominent fuzz guitar. ***
6. (4:45) Haunted in Fenland – Strummy electric guitars and a bouncy beat, with Dylan-like lead vocals.
7. (3:09) Back To Balmain – Breezy pop-rock — pulsing synth-scape, guitars and uplifting harmonies. ***
8. (3:13) Popsong 99 – Off-kilter guitar rock. Trippy, psychedelic and noisy. Changing time signatures, I think.
9. (3:18) Tidy Yourself Up – Reggae-flavored rock. Synths and effects. Clever lyrics. Processed spoken vocals in the lead break.
10. (3:20) Mahjong Dijon – Confident rolling rock with big strummed 12-string and acoustic guitars over a triplet-based rhythm. ***
11. (2:48) Burning Burning – Anthemic ballad closer. Strummed acoustic guitars. **
Track Listing