Slow modulation a la Yo la
Tengo, and quirky melodic vocals,
whining, sarcastic, sweet and somehow
disappointed.
Brown-Star knows how to play a catchy
tune, and how to make it pulse forward on
nothing but rythm guitar, a little finger
pickin' and an occasional base line.
It may be the recording technique - Moon
Trent usually sounds like two people
singing at once. Funny too, in an
underhanded kind of way. Goofy, pretty
falsettos back up their cover of 'Church of the Poison Mind'
along with Trent's
squeeky vocal rendition of the harmonica
intro.
Trent's voice occasionally houses the
edge of a snarl on cuts such as 'Don't
Look Back,' then the lyrics come in with
the comic relief: "You treat me rough, I
treat you blind, But I don't care/Long as
I got something don't smell too bad to
wear." 'Free Kitten' is the shit. A
touching little Yukelele tune advertizing
a free kitten: "Mom says get rid of
kitty/someone please/He has got no
disease."
I've got no knowledge of what these guys
have been listening to, but here's my
list: VU and everyone who's listned to
them, along with a helpful dose of the
Violent Femmes. Ask Moon Trent at
415-441-0881 or moontrent@hotmail.com.
Better yet, check out Brown-Star at The
Lost & Found, 1353 Grant Ave. in North
Beach on Thursday March 20. |
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