Wolf Songs for Lambs
When I first heard this album back in ’97
I dismissed it as a “circus” record. Not in a Firewater
way, but that distorted organ in the background just conjured
images of big tops in my head. Little did I know at the time
how much I would end up loving that circus sound! But this sounded
like some guy doing a Jagger
impression over muddled carnie tunes, and I was a little grossed
out. I refused to listen past track two despite my buddy telling
me it was good. Flash forward about five years and I’m
listening to The Walkmen’s
debut album and really digging it. Does it sound familiar, idiot?
That was my friend asking. Not really. That was me. And then
I remembered the circus music crap that he played me in his
parents’ basement in NJ. Oh god, it’s them. And
now going back and listening to this album, it’s really
obvious that they’re the same guys. The production on
this one suffers a bit compared to The Walkmen stuff, but the
strange discordant, oldie-time sound is still there. This album
is actually pretty decent, although it still does create quite
a bit of ear fatigue with its deep bass, chiming organ and Luton’s
raspy and uneven vocals. Think Rocket
from the Crypt on Quaaludes. |
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