I know it seems unlikely, but
I'm fairly certain that I saw Jemina Pearl wandering around yesterday at a
Salvation Army on South Lamar. Clearly, I couldn't get up the nerve to
ask the girl if she fronts the always awesome Be Your Own Pet, so I'll have
to wait until she strolls out on stage tonight at Stubb's to confirm.
Stay tuned! Now, onwards with something new from Oxford Collapse.
The guys have been doing well for themselves for quite awhile now, but for
whatever reason they've been one of those acts of mine that I've only
casually followed. Hopefully I'll finally get my act together with the
upcoming sure-to-be-good Hann-Byrd EP. Expect it to be made
available in all of its limited edition glory on June 10 via Comedy Minus
One. Enjoy.
:Oxford
Collapse - Amongst Friends:
"Congratulations/Look what you've become/One of the family."
Normally, I would only expect lyrics like that to work if
they were dipped in sarcasm and surrounded by crunching
guitars or something equally abrasive and loud, but here
alongside jangly-everything it simply emits warmth and all
you could ask for from a pop song. There's no way that
each and every single one of you shouldn't appreciate this
at least a little.
I've never seen
the guys perform, but I'm curious to know whether or not
they tend to keep it as calm as they look in this video of
them playing in Brooklyn. Anyone care to chime in?
- John Laird -
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