Psapp / Camel's Back, The
Album: Camel's Back, The   Collection:General
Artist:Psapp   Added:Feb 2009
Label:Domino Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2009-04-19 Pull Date: 2009-06-21
Week Ending: Jun 21 Jun 14 Jun 7 May 31 May 24 May 17 May 10 May 3
Airplays: 2 2 2 1 2 1 3 1

Recent Airplay
1. Jan 19, 2020: Alphabet Soup
Mister Rant
4. Oct 01, 2010: The Songsmith Show
I Want That
2. Mar 28, 2016: I Like to Dance: Shake Off Your Pants
I Want That
5. Jul 09, 2010: The Songsmith Show
I Want That
3. Dec 31, 2010: The Songsmith Show
Mister Rant
6. Apr 30, 2010: The Songsmith Show
Mister Rant

Album Review
Frank Jackson
Reviewed 2009-04-04
What is this stuff? Jazzy, poppy, folky, funky? It’s all that. And more. It’s unclassifiable, which I find alluring. Organ and drums predominant. Related bands are Rilo Kiley, The Ditty Bops, and a bit of the Doors. Female singer, a London based duo. No FCC’s. My favorites are 1, 3, 9, 12.
Note: All tracks have several seconds of silence at end. Track #1 also has 4 seconds of silence at beginning.

1. (3:51) Mid/Fast. Funky, free-jazz-inspired sax set behind a driving beat with cool lyrical delivery. Four seconds of silence before song begins.
2. (4:23) Mid. String section inside an almost carnivalesque atmosphere – but not bizarre.
3. (1:55) Slow. Toy piano? Pump organ? Out-of-the-ordinary instrumentation, very sparse with a soft vocal delivery.
4. (2:45) Slow/Mid. Keyboard and drums prominent, but very mellow.
5. (3:26) Mid. Vocal intro with guitar until band comes in. Short phrasing of vocals.
6. (3:59) Slow/Mid. Doors-ian intro with dreamy organ and drums predominant over a mellowing vocal delivery.
7. (3:55) Mid. (Instrumental) Carnilval-like soundscape with chimey organ. A tick-tock phrasing persists throughout. Hypnotic and mellow.
8. (3:00) Mid. Upfront drums. Staccato vocals with playful organ and some cat-like purring near end.
9. (3:58) Mid/Fast. Heavy kickdrum solo intro along with playful xylophones/organ. Drum driven tune and drumlike vocal delivery.
10. (2:51) Slow. Quiet, mellow vocal backed by only a piano and organ.
11. (0:51) Mid. (Instrumental) Bizarre, indecipherable instruments. Great stuff, too bad it’s not longer.
12. (4:20) Mid/Fast Jazzy, funky and fun. Great sax solo toward end. All elements of album seem to coalesce in this tune.

Track Listing
1. I Want That   7. Marshrat
2. Part Like Wavevs   8. Fix It
3. The Camel's Back   9. Mister Rant
4. Fickle Ghost   10. Screws
5. The Monster Song   11. Homicide
6. Somewhere There Is A Record Of Our Actions   12. Parker