Crooked
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| Aug 2010
Reviews
MC Dizzy Jackson
Reviewed 2011-02-06
Reviewed 2011-02-06
The Cincinnati band is back with another album. Spacey, indie, post-punk with twisted lyrics a la Dick Panthers. Fairly straight-forward instrumentation of guitar, bass, drums. No FCC’s.
*My Favorites*: 1, 2, 3, 6.
1. *(4:38) Mid. Spacey, trippy, echoey. Crunchy elec. guitar comes in about 1:15. Vocals about 2:00. Weirded out female backing vocals, almost a soundtrack parody.
2. *(4:54) Mid / Fast. Female lead vocals. More crunchy guitar work. Spacey. Bizarre lyrics. Kicks ass.
3. *(5:40) Mid. Spacey, jammy, stretched out post-punk. A bit Dick Panthers / Nick Cave.
4. (4:37) Mid / Fast. Mostly a guitar, drum and bass workout with minimal lyrics. Pretty rockin’.
5. (5:13) Slow / Mid. Xylophone, Neil Young mention. Although there’s lyrics, it feels mostly instrumental.
6. *(5:12) Mid / Fast. Guitar intro, pretty kick ass opening then high-pitched female vocal enters. Trippy guitar effects. More weird lyrics. Don’t be surprised if this gets a play from Your Imaginary Friend.
7. (4:55) Fast. Surf sound, female chanting, otherwise an instrumental. More guitar effects. Rockin’. Coda with 1:30 remaining.
*My Favorites*: 1, 2, 3, 6.
1. *(4:38) Mid. Spacey, trippy, echoey. Crunchy elec. guitar comes in about 1:15. Vocals about 2:00. Weirded out female backing vocals, almost a soundtrack parody.
2. *(4:54) Mid / Fast. Female lead vocals. More crunchy guitar work. Spacey. Bizarre lyrics. Kicks ass.
3. *(5:40) Mid. Spacey, jammy, stretched out post-punk. A bit Dick Panthers / Nick Cave.
4. (4:37) Mid / Fast. Mostly a guitar, drum and bass workout with minimal lyrics. Pretty rockin’.
5. (5:13) Slow / Mid. Xylophone, Neil Young mention. Although there’s lyrics, it feels mostly instrumental.
6. *(5:12) Mid / Fast. Guitar intro, pretty kick ass opening then high-pitched female vocal enters. Trippy guitar effects. More weird lyrics. Don’t be surprised if this gets a play from Your Imaginary Friend.
7. (4:55) Fast. Surf sound, female chanting, otherwise an instrumental. More guitar effects. Rockin’. Coda with 1:30 remaining.
Recent airplay
Memory Thieves
Hangtime — Jun 12, 2011
Cops Nab Drunken, Legless Burglar
The Donner Party — Apr 13, 2011
Spooky Magic Costume Shoppe
Music Casserole — Mar 12, 2011
Spooky Magic Costume Shoppe
dream shoess — Mar 07, 2011
Our Sons
No Waves In Paris — Mar 04, 2011
Our Sons
Indie English — Feb 22, 2011
Charting
2011-02-13 — 2011-04-17
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Apr 17 | 1 |
| Mar 13 | 2 |
| Mar 6 | 1 |
| Feb 27 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Spooky Magic Costume Shoppe | ||
| 2. | Our Sons | ||
| 3. | Cops Nab Drunken, Legless Burglar | ||
| 4. | Unemployment Song | ||
| 5. | Memory Thieves | ||
| 6. | Dr. Wu | ||
| 7. | Dick Pole's Brunswick Stew |