Strangers In The Basement
Reviews
Clutch Newsome
Reviewed 2007-01-23
Reviewed 2007-01-23
Silly children's songs for adults, indie rock style. Check the back for song titles, which basically give away the whole song. fCC clean.
Picks 5,12,13,11,3,18
1-(1:08) Intro song. Straigth foward rock with handclaps.
2-(1:12) Song about beer goggles sung to a trad. nursery rhyme.
*3-(2:09) Slow Raffi style brushed drums, ukelele. Lots of fake sesame voices singing along in the background.
4-(1:11) Slower/mellow. "Sneezing on spoons", Interuptions of farty distortion.
**5-(1:39) Constrast between high pitched raincloud voice and bass chorus.
6-(0:39) Sweet, simplistic folk.
7-(1:47) Dark, mystery, whisper/sung. Jazzy.
8-(1:49) Dark, distorted screamed vox. Trombone.
9-(2:33) Fast. Sung like a children's song. Straightfoward.
10-(0:54) Slide whistle. Inane.
*11-(1:03) Pleasant. breezy. Nice bass line. Closer to indie.
*12-(1:20) Soft, college nylon string indie folk. Except the lyrics are ridiculous.
*13-(1:33) Mid/fast. Ramones with a little organ. Those damn skaterpunks invaded the discotheque and made a lot of mischief.
14-(1:16) Ukalele. Straightfoward children's song.
15-(1:20) "Reggae". Inane. Vocalist cracks up.
16-(1:46) Mid/fast. Strumed acoustic indie rock. Brushed drums. Slide whistle take the melody on the hook.
17-(1:34) Country rock twang. Lyrics like a Jack Prelutsky poem.
*18-(1:01) Delicate, incandescent indie folk (lots of jangly picking). Lyrics are strange as usual.
19-(0:59) Instr. Sounds like people playing on two
children's toys.
Picks 5,12,13,11,3,18
1-(1:08) Intro song. Straigth foward rock with handclaps.
2-(1:12) Song about beer goggles sung to a trad. nursery rhyme.
*3-(2:09) Slow Raffi style brushed drums, ukelele. Lots of fake sesame voices singing along in the background.
4-(1:11) Slower/mellow. "Sneezing on spoons", Interuptions of farty distortion.
**5-(1:39) Constrast between high pitched raincloud voice and bass chorus.
6-(0:39) Sweet, simplistic folk.
7-(1:47) Dark, mystery, whisper/sung. Jazzy.
8-(1:49) Dark, distorted screamed vox. Trombone.
9-(2:33) Fast. Sung like a children's song. Straightfoward.
10-(0:54) Slide whistle. Inane.
*11-(1:03) Pleasant. breezy. Nice bass line. Closer to indie.
*12-(1:20) Soft, college nylon string indie folk. Except the lyrics are ridiculous.
*13-(1:33) Mid/fast. Ramones with a little organ. Those damn skaterpunks invaded the discotheque and made a lot of mischief.
14-(1:16) Ukalele. Straightfoward children's song.
15-(1:20) "Reggae". Inane. Vocalist cracks up.
16-(1:46) Mid/fast. Strumed acoustic indie rock. Brushed drums. Slide whistle take the melody on the hook.
17-(1:34) Country rock twang. Lyrics like a Jack Prelutsky poem.
*18-(1:01) Delicate, incandescent indie folk (lots of jangly picking). Lyrics are strange as usual.
19-(0:59) Instr. Sounds like people playing on two
children's toys.
Recent airplay
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Orangeasm - Mooseport — Mar 03, 2011
Sword Swallowers Unite
Emphysema For Emphasis — Sep 24, 2008
Beards And Brassieres
On the warpath — Jul 21, 2007
I'm A Grumpy Raincloud
Cincinnati Kid — Mar 10, 2007
Jammin' With The Creamsters
Eran Mukamel (thrash-metal lullabies) — Feb 21, 2007
Sword Swallowers Unite
Carrots & Sticks... But Mostly Sticks — Feb 09, 2007
Charting
2007-02-04 — 2007-04-08
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Mar 25 | 1 |
| Mar 11 | 1 |
| Feb 25 | 1 |
| Feb 11 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | H. Cream's Back | ||
| 2. | Bea Vs. Betty | ||
| 3. | Beards And Brassieres | ||
| 4. | Sneezin' On Spoons | ||
| 5. | I'm A Grumpy Raincloud | ||
| 6. | Exhuming Rainbows | ||
| 7. | Dead Cat & The Yard Sale Kids | ||
| 8. | Strangers In The Basement | ||
| 9. | I Am Your Love | ||
| 10. | Goober And Giggles | ||
| 11. | Jammin' With The Creamsters | ||
| 12. | Sword Swallowers Unite | ||
| 13. | Skater Punks | ||
| 14. | Mr. Song | ||
| 15. | Tube Steaks And Tennis Shoes | ||
| 16. | Stevie Jean | ||
| 17. | Mr. Mcstumpy Mcrot | ||
| 18. | She Tore Off My Leg | ||
| 19. | Harmony's Toy |