Think of a soundtrack to a whimsical party in the 60’s. Think of a soundtrack of a wild circus. Think of a soundtrack full of songs with the perfect blending of unique, quirky and catchy sounds. Congratulations, you have been thinking of Grrr… by Bishop Allen.
Grrr… is the third full-length album from the indie pop duo, Justin Rice and Christian Rudder, from Brooklyn, NY. The two guys wrote every song and played almost every instrument on the record. Their desire to put out a new set of songs that are so musically and lyrically fresh and clever is greatly evident by the amount of the time and effort they put into making this album.
Rice and Rudder seem to know the perfect formula for reinventing their music without losing their signature jaunty, witty and melodic sounds. Although at times, Grrr… does remind of Bishop Allen’s Charm School days, this record still sounds so different from any of their previous materials, which includes more than seventy different songs.
I applaud Rice and Rudder, as well as Darbie Nowatka, Michael Tapper and Keith Poulson (the duo’s current band mates), for this album that is definitely one of my top records of 2009.
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five tracks:
1. Dimmer
4. Dirt on Your New Shoes
6. The Ancient Common Sense of Things
9. Shanghaied
11. Cue the Elephants
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