The Lonesomes
"A Tribute To The Great Outdoors" CD
NMC
Music
Genres: electronica, toy music
June 6 - 12 2005 |
If their website biography is anything to go by, A Tribute To The
Great Outdoors is the work of four stuffed cows called The
Lonesomes. They play a strange brand of goofy electronic toy
music, falling somewhere in between Mouse on Mars and Plone.
I'm reminded of a record called Wunderland by a band called Pyrolator
(on the Ata Tak label), but I could be way off. As might be
presumed, this album is filled to the brim with childish melodies and
countless stray sound effects (including more moos than you can
shake a stick at - what can you expect when your lead singer is a
cow?) The key to this record's success is that, despite its weird style,
it still remains melodic and atmospherically enjoyable. Tunes
like "Waking up the cows" and "Moose" are fun and
catchy, with silly, playful styles that should bring a smile to even
the gravest of faces. Meanwhile, a track like "Lonesome"
is the perfect mood piece, perfectly expressing a feeling in musical form. A Tribute To The Great
Outdoors is a fun release, and though it may seem like a novelty
at first, it has a certain inner depth that makes it a much more
durable record.
86%
Matt Shimmer [Vitals:
16 tracks, distributed by the
label, released 2005] |
