This has a Bemani feel to it, but I see no evidence of anything Japanese about Astronauts of Antiquity. This kind of music belongs in a hipster restaurant like Ti Couz that charges $15 for a stupid mushroom and cheese crepe. Sure, it tastes good, but is anyone there for any reason other than because [...]
Archive for February 2009
Astronauts of Antiquity “Rocket Science for Dummies”
February 22, 2009Hidden People “Hormones”
February 22, 2009This is a five-track EP. “Michael Don’t Do It” starts things off with fun keyboards, functional drums and mediocre singing. It’s got a very high snarl ratio, so that just might be what you’re looking for. “Oliver” sounds about the same. It sounds as if Jennifer Trynin got drunk (and no longer feeling good, apparently) [...]
Mistress Stephanie & Her Melodic Cat “Take That!”
February 22, 2009This is more Casio-inspired music. It doesn’t suck like She Wants Revenge does, although it does have that 1990s style of synths and cheerfulness. You almost feel cheated that the lyrics are in English. Well, some of them are in German, but not enough are. There is a legitimate risk of Shitty Beatles Syndrome here, [...]
Monkey “Lost at Sea”
February 22, 2009If S.J. Sharkie is the hardest working fish in the NHL, then Monkey must be the hardest working ska band in the world. Curtis Meacham, or, as he introduces himself to people, “Curtis from Monkey,” rallies the troops on what must be the band’s 137th album. Despite it all, you know they keep it real [...]
The Bran Flakes “I Have Hands”
February 22, 2009Albums such as this one are so much fun. Lots of sampling, keyboards and goofiness. If you think it’s funny that the pirate movie was rated ARRRRRRRRR because of too much booty, then this is the album for you. “Rodeo Butterfly” is like a nonthreatening version of something DJ Shadow would do. Finally, music that [...]
