Pee-Pee
"Castile Jackine is Vooded
at Broonus Mousin: Volume 1" CD
Helmet Room
Records
Genre: folk-pop, indie pop
Denver, CO
Jan 7, 2009 |
Despite what any haters might say, Pee-Pee is not an
unreasonable name for a band. Sure it doesn't have the same sense of
brash irony as a Shitdisco or Anal Cunt, but nothing
says "fuck you" to the hipster masses better than a name like
Pee-Pee. Oh, to be four.
The first in a two-volume series, this album is the whimsical
brainchild of Doo Crowder, a Denver-based musician who has
enlisted a whole bevy of friends for this enterprise. The record has
its more conventional moments, such as folk-popper "Jaroline," an
Eels and Sufjan Sevens influenced highlight that
opens the record promisingly. Pretty "I Hope My New House Feels
Welcoming For You" is also relatively straightforward, exuding a
sorrowful acoustic pop vibe.
On the weirder end of the spectrum is the
alarmingly cool "Madness Song (Remix)," which uses every manner of
studio trickery to produce an utterly divine stereophonic experience
-
think Bruce Haack meets Guided By Voices. Even
further out to space is the aptly-titled "Freakout Jam /" and its
medley of free jazz, art rock, and
experimental influences. Castile Jackine gets stranger, or at
least more eclectic, as it draws to a close. The Animal Collective
influenced chant-along of "Pee-Pee Song" is good ol' fashioned fun,
while appallingly-named "I Love U 2 much" weds sixties girl group pop
with Henry Cow-esque instrumentation.
Pee-Pee's record is a fun ride, and it's easy to become
enamoured with its goofy personality. The trouble with a record as
eclectic as this is an inevitable lack of cohesiveness. It can be
difficult to conceptualize Castile Jackine as a single record,
and imagining the prototypical Pee-Pee song is a futile
exercise. As a result, an open-minded audience is required, although
the melodic salience of these eight songs buffers the effect of
its radical variety. All
things said, however, I'm looking forward to volume two.
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Matt Shimmer
[Vitals: 8 tracks, distributed by
the
label,
released Nov. 11,
2008] |