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...contention is that everybody does, you just may not know it,” says Mike Doughty, former guitarist and lead singer of Soul Coughing. Doughty??s deep rhythmic voice and lyrical creativity helped carry Soul Coughing’s alternative-meets-sugarfree-jazz sound through an eight-year run, best known for tracks such as “Super Bon Bon” and “Circles.” I had a chance to speak with the newly turned soloist recently about his upcoming tour, his thoughts on music, and a critique of the music...
...article in the New York press under the title “I Like It Warm And Fuzzy.” The article, a witty critique of “danger” as it is packaged and sold to music fans everywhere, seems to be part of Doughty??s attempt to redefine himself and his music in the wake of his newfound independence. In Doughty??s opinion, the music industry mass-markets an image of danger that is problematic not so much because it is truly dangerous, but because it is in fact absolutely tame...
Doughty began a tour this week which will hit the Somerville Theater on Monday, Feb. 18. Unlike the plugged-in sounds of Soul Coughing, Doughty??s solo gig will be acoustic, though it should include some stripped-down versions of songs Soul Coughing fans will recognize. He’ll also be playing off of his unreleased solo album Skittish, and if we’re lucky, he might surprise us with some new material. “It’s very difficult for me to break out a song for the first time, it?...
Soul Coughing wasn’t exactly the Backstreet Boys either. While the phrase “warm and fuzzy” might evoke images of big purple dinosaurs, Doughty??s work with his former band is evidence that music need not be totally lame to be non-threatening. Doughty has nothing but praise for both “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and “I Want It That Way,” but he has managed since Soul Coughing’s debut album, Ruby Vroom (1994) to create an incredibly satisfying sound...
...with his new-found “lovey-dovey vibe,” he promises “more of a smoochy thing, less of a full-on boot knocking thing.” Drawing on the breadth of Soul Coughing material and the depths of his own talent, Doughty??s tour should live up to the promise of warmth and fuzz. Expect not only a solid, satisfying performance, but also a few surprises. “I don’t have any planned,” he concludes, “but you can expected them?...
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