Misophone–Be Glad You’re Only Human
If you have nightmares where you are pursued along the wharf with calliope music fluting your doom in the background, this album probably isn’t for you. If you like the idea of Danny Elfman collaborating with The Clientele, however, listen up. Misophone is a production of two guys from Bristol who are apparently cranking out songs left and right. This is supposedly their thirteenth (or fourteenth?) album, though its only the second I find evidence of. Whatever. These guys have a flair for the tune, and could probably hang out with the Elephant Six crowd if they ever came out of their attic. It rides the line between happy and very dark–sorta like a bad clown. I have to say, the melodies are very simple and can get cloying after a while (especially with the oom-pah, oom-pah-pah on the bass clef) but they are incredibly entertaining in smaller doses. For some, it will be essential listening. For me, they’ll make their way into lots of mix tapes and will probably be played at the funerals of household pets.