Fury Town
General
| May 2006
Reviews
Murray
Reviewed 2006-06-18
Reviewed 2006-06-18
Noisy zombie rock. Solo project by Jeff Wagner, from SF. Guitars, drums, synths. Minimal and yet lush with fascinating sonic textures. Fourth record as The Tunnel Of Love (he was in Sharking Teeth and Jumpknuckle). Play with The Cramps, Tom Waits, Old Time Relijun, Electronicat, Quintron, Xiu Xiu, Das Erste Wiener Gemüseorchester. FCC clean. Start with 2, 4, 10, 14.
1. Instrumental: Filmic guitar noise piece. A minute long.
==> 2. Bouncy, cheery zombie rock. Spoken, silly/threatening vocals.
3. Instrumental: Zombie cabaret. Tom Waits with a Casio on halloween. Under a minute.
==> 4. Beefheart when he did lounge... before he met Zappa.
5. Zombie bossa nova, with detuned synthetic organ.
6. Instrumental: Downtempo, zombie lounge. Just a minute long.
7. Instrumental: Mid-tempo. Heavy, insistent, noisy guitars and not much else. Under two minutes.
8. Dr. John/Captain Beefheart doo-wop. Ends suddenly.
9. Instrumental: Fake swamp noises, sour melodic line, and heavy tremolo. Just over a minute.
==> 10. Heavy, zombie-surf beat. Spoken, malevolent vocals..
11. Layered synthetic organ lines plus sparse percussion. Very spooky. Just over a minute.
12. Off-kilter/drunken honky tonk plus skronky/searing guitar. Half-spoken vocals.
13. Instrumental: Nightmare surf noise rock. No percussion. Under two minutes.
==> 14. Zombie space lounge. Forced whisper vocals. Burning, semi-spastic, three-note guitar lead.
15. Instrumental. Are you ready for a synthetic organ solo? Then gets weird. Under two minutes.
16. Zombie folk ballad.
17. Instrumental: Filmic guitar noise piece... reprise of track 1. A min. long.
1. Instrumental: Filmic guitar noise piece. A minute long.
==> 2. Bouncy, cheery zombie rock. Spoken, silly/threatening vocals.
3. Instrumental: Zombie cabaret. Tom Waits with a Casio on halloween. Under a minute.
==> 4. Beefheart when he did lounge... before he met Zappa.
5. Zombie bossa nova, with detuned synthetic organ.
6. Instrumental: Downtempo, zombie lounge. Just a minute long.
7. Instrumental: Mid-tempo. Heavy, insistent, noisy guitars and not much else. Under two minutes.
8. Dr. John/Captain Beefheart doo-wop. Ends suddenly.
9. Instrumental: Fake swamp noises, sour melodic line, and heavy tremolo. Just over a minute.
==> 10. Heavy, zombie-surf beat. Spoken, malevolent vocals..
11. Layered synthetic organ lines plus sparse percussion. Very spooky. Just over a minute.
12. Off-kilter/drunken honky tonk plus skronky/searing guitar. Half-spoken vocals.
13. Instrumental: Nightmare surf noise rock. No percussion. Under two minutes.
==> 14. Zombie space lounge. Forced whisper vocals. Burning, semi-spastic, three-note guitar lead.
15. Instrumental. Are you ready for a synthetic organ solo? Then gets weird. Under two minutes.
16. Zombie folk ballad.
17. Instrumental: Filmic guitar noise piece... reprise of track 1. A min. long.
Recent airplay
The Womb
At Your Local Dive — Sep 20, 2006
The Womb
The Top Shelf (local music special) — Aug 08, 2006
Population 953
to heavy for titanium — Jul 25, 2006
Amphibians
Brownian Motion — Jul 12, 2006
Drop Dead Delilah
On The Warpath — Jul 08, 2006
The Womb
brownian Motion — Jul 05, 2006
Charting
2006-06-18 — 2006-08-20
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Aug 13 | 1 |
| Jul 30 | 1 |
| Jul 16 | 1 |
| Jul 9 | 2 |
| Jun 25 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Population 953 | ||
| 2. | The Womb | ||
| 3. | Shifty Shambles | ||
| 4. | Drop Dead Delilah | ||
| 5. | Electric Fury Town | ||
| 6. | Ether | ||
| 7. | Good And Lit | ||
| 8. | The Blackness | ||
| 9. | Amphibians | ||
| 10. | Good Advice | ||
| 11. | Fever Dream | ||
| 12. | Bordello Song | ||
| 13. | Bruise Colored Moon | ||
| 14. | 98 Snales | ||
| 15. | Last Ride Intro | ||
| 16. | Last Ride Of The Snake Oil Man | ||
| 17. | Population 949 |