Charlie Parr - Don't send your child to war

http://charlieparr.bandcamp.com/

Genera: Bluegrass

What a cool photo for a cover of a CD huh? Yeah, I thought so too. That beard looks like it has had a few gas station burritos on it within its lifetime, as a beard should. Well, there is only one song on this album, which is something I am coming to find out about www.bandcamp.com, it is a lot of EP's and singles.

Anyway, to the song:

Good ol' fashioned bluegrass. Just a husky voice, banjo and a faint bass drum in the background keeping the heart beat. Personally, I'm not a huge fan of bluegrass, but I respect it. I do like the banjo and simple dirtiness of this song. If I had a jug, I would start blowing into it with this ditty.

So there is a message to this song, Im sure it is anti-war, but I cant really distinguish what is being said, nor do I want to take the time to look up lyrics. Its like he is wasted with marbles in his mouth. Or is that just an accent? Break out the moonshine and rub your whiskers to this tune.

3/5

New BandCamp Blog

This is great news of anyone that is a fan of Bandcamp as I am. They are enabling tags to sort through there ever growing database of music.

Check it out here: http://blog.bandcamp.com/2010/02/11/oh-no-not-another-music-community/

I am not sure if or how I will incorporate these tags into my blog, but I may do something if it is edgy and cool enough. Being cool is important, you know this...

Apparently they have a search coming soon as well.

CityBoy - Dude

http://cityboy.bandcamp.com/

Genera: ????

He should be called "CityBoi", do you know why? Because this is gay music.

But seriously, I cannot believe how people can listen to this shit. Wow, I was hoping for some decent hip-hop or something. I was kinda in a hip-hop mood tonight, but this has fizzled that feeling. I dont even know what genre of music this belongs to.

Cheesy beats, stupid lyrics.

I hope this guy is like 16.. It would help me understand how this shit was made

.05/5

Doomsday Scenarios by Chow Chow Music

Note: This is my very first review ever for anything, so blow me if I fuck it up or if it is not scholarly enough for you..



Genera: Indy/Pop/Baby Music

http://chowchowmusic.bandcamp.com/

I thought that this cover looked kinda cool. I could tell this would be very interesting Indy type music just from this cover. I mean come on, panda bears and ghosts thinking about heart ache?!

The Music: Not too bad Chow Chow. The album opens up with a nice, relaxing mandolin / ukuele sounding little riff. It is like I am a child again. This shit ran through my head as a kid like crazy. At any rate it has a nice sound to it. Catchy little riffs, and it fits into this whole "Lets use strange instruments to make goofy but easy noises" music. Lots of bells, synth, fuzzy stuff. If that is up your alley, you will love this.

I didn't think I was going to get any lyrics until song 4 came along, and again it sounds like I am back in the 3rd grade. Shit makes you feel happy if you can muster it. I wouldn't blast this stuff from my car, not even the emo chicks in Portland would think I was cool (Being cool is very important BTW). However, I can put on my earphones and work to it nicely.

Some of my dude friends would beat me up for listening to this. Chicks would think I am cool, or "artsy"

Complexity: Well, they are not ripping out crazy scales or anything, but they layer their music very nicely.

Quality: Great sound, well balanced. You can tell they took their time making this album. Maybe they didn't take their time, and they just kick ass in the studio. Who knows..

My favs: Summer Song, No New Ground Broken, And Finally

Not favs: Flute Uke, Springtime

Rating: 3.5/5