God's Boat
Reviews
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2008-03-23
Reviewed 2008-03-23
Weird, sily pop with gleefully howled vocals and jokey lyrics. Alternates authentic '60s bubblegum (9,12), punk touches (6,10), and just plain weirdness (1,8,15). Probably has some serious undertones if I'd just listen more carefully; tracks like 5 and 9 kind of have a "message." It's all played very loosely, but I do get the sense they know what they're doing. FCCs are edited out, but watch out for #14.
1- Stiff robotic verses answered by looser, squeaky vocal
2- Cool sparse sound and tapping rhythm
3- Super pop
4- Yoko Ono cover. Theatrical.
5- Almost a kiddie-song melody; quasi-political. Spacey end.
6- Touches of punk/CBGBs.
7- Silly: "I am so-oo rock 'n' roll! (squeal!)"
8- Weird-ass instrumental. Slowish sloppy overlapping chaos.
9- Bouncy jangle-pop, an anti-protest protest
10- Chunky pop/punk
11- Easygoing jangle pop
12- '60s dance party
13- Goofy driving pulse
14- *FCC* ("fuck" not edited out properly).
15- Church organ & silly chant. Snaps into catchy pop/rock
1- Stiff robotic verses answered by looser, squeaky vocal
2- Cool sparse sound and tapping rhythm
3- Super pop
4- Yoko Ono cover. Theatrical.
5- Almost a kiddie-song melody; quasi-political. Spacey end.
6- Touches of punk/CBGBs.
7- Silly: "I am so-oo rock 'n' roll! (squeal!)"
8- Weird-ass instrumental. Slowish sloppy overlapping chaos.
9- Bouncy jangle-pop, an anti-protest protest
10- Chunky pop/punk
11- Easygoing jangle pop
12- '60s dance party
13- Goofy driving pulse
14- *FCC* ("fuck" not edited out properly).
15- Church organ & silly chant. Snaps into catchy pop/rock
Recent airplay
Going Gay
The Joy Division — May 17, 2008
Silver Spurs
At Your Local Dive — May 13, 2008
Going Gay
Undrinkably Bad Oddities — May 11, 2008
Going Gay
Joy n Danny Divison — Apr 24, 2008
Teenage Jesus, Going Gay
At Your Local Dive — Apr 22, 2008
God's Boat
At Your Local Dive — Apr 15, 2008
Charting
2008-04-06 — 2008-06-08
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| May 18 | 3 |
| Apr 27 | 3 |
| Apr 20 | 2 |
| Apr 13 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | God's Boat | ||
| 2. | Ta Ta Ta Ta | ||
| 3. | Going Gay | ||
| 4. | No No No | ||
| 5. | Y2k | ||
| 6. | Silver Spurs | ||
| 7. | So Rock N Roll | ||
| 8. | American Whale | ||
| 9. | The Socialists | ||
| 10. | Hell Hath No Fury (Like Heaven) | ||
| 11. | Wild West | ||
| 12. | Teenage Jesus | ||
| 13. | Fucking Cold | ||
| 14. | On Foot On A Banana Peel | ||
| 15. | Miss Lonelyhearts |