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...driveway under a forlorn trumpet and two drums, this silent band. At a yellowed keyboard markered with “Katrina Band of New Orleans,” a gorilla plays forever, an empty bottle of Bacardi in his lap. Next to the pianist, a monster hunches over a guitar, ignoring the empty wine bottle nearby.The lead singer, a mannequin with a gray wig, sings at a rusty microphone. David L. Fountain, 54, calls this wooden statue his wife. Without her, Fountain would have been a bachelor all his life, he says.“She?...
...comedy jungle, where Robin Williams is a big silverback ape and Jon Stewart a sneaky hyena, Flight of the Conchords are tiny fawns. Their whimsical acoustic-guitar songs and gentle banter totter out on spindly legs to nibble at funny bones. The duo, who claim to be the "fourth most popular folk parodists in New Zealand," sing about the usual stuff--mistaken identity, killer robots, racist dragons--but with an earnest, blinking naivet. It's a hemisphere away from the witty social commentary that reigns on America's comedy circuit. "I guess we're kind of nerdy hipsters," says Bret...
...thinking behind the 10 songs on Roberts' latest release, Chemical City, out on Tuesday, is urban decay. If that sounds heavy, fear not: the CD features much of the cool, '70s-style guitar work fans will remember from Roberts' last album and the smash single of 2002, Brother Down. Chemical City is great summer music: catchy, energetic, never abrasive...
...commended on the new record are the bittersweet vocal harmonies of “Fancy,” the twangy-pop of “Turn Into,” the seductive layered guitar riffs and stationary melody in “Cheated Hearts,” and the focused, wavering, psychedelic beauty of “Dudley...
Though it features a handful of strong tracks, “Show Your Bones” is burdened by dull guitar riffs, plodding acoustic guitars, slow-tempos and down-trodden lyrics. Previously known for their fantastic live shows, they will need all their skills to maintain that reputation while playing such lackluster new material...