Stuporhero
"Lo-Fi Lounge Volume 1" CD
Basement
Tape Records
Genre: lo-fi, indie pop
USA
Nov 6 2008 |
I quite liked Stuporhero's latest album, Weightless, and
Lo-Fi Lounge Vol. 1 brings more of the same: short, sweet pop
songs performed by a boy, a girl, and an inexplicably inanimate
(although presumably male) drummer. This is a collection of 4-track
demos and studio outtakes that stands up
pretty well on its own, calling to mind the
sort of stuff you'd expect to come out on the 555, Darla, or Sarah
labels. Indeed, this is lo-fi pop at heart, but shoegaze influences
show up from time to time - on "Misery's Company Slogan" and
slowcore-esque "Siamese Twins," for example. Of course, over the
course of nineteen tracks a few duds are inevitable ("Jr. Hell on
Wheels," "Mystery Guitar"), but some really
good stuff is also on tap. Lone songwriter Will Troy scores
hits with mellow "All the Killers" and infectious "Tunneling." Also
charming are tinny nugget "Sideways" and hazy "Paper Airplanes."
Overall, Stuporhero has come up with a pleasing (if slightly
inconsistent) collection of D.I.Y. pop songs on Lo-Fi Lounge Volume
1. Here's to volume two!
N.B. Lo-fi Lounge is available FOR FREE in its ENTIRETY on the
Stuporhero website. Wowee!
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[Vitals: 19 tracks,
distributed FREE by
the
band,
released 2008] |
