Sep 09 2006
That’s Him! That’s The Guy!
Our second Michigan band is the awesomely titled That’s Him! That’s The Guy! may sound like some large indie twee pop collective, but instead, it’s just two guys with four first names. Joseph Scott and David Martin are “a sort of folk duo”, a vague yet accurate description of what they do.
They make pretty stripped down, personal songs, but they still know how to bust out the instruments when they are called for. Over their six song EP, ‘Help Me, I’m On Fire’, they manage to make use of keyboards, a banjo, a glockenspiel (what’s with those lately?), a harmonica and a bunch of other fun stuff you wouldn’t usually expect from two seemingly miserable guys with guitars. The songs themselves are personal to the point of grimace, with brutal honesty winning the day here (”These days when I wake up / I don’t tell myself that I’m not gonna drink / Cause I know a lie when I hear one”) being delivered by half pained, half shouty vocals.
MP3 That’s Him! That’s The Guy! - These Days
MP3 That’s Him! That’s The Guy! - Love Again
‘Help Me, I’m On Fire’ can be purchased for the absurdly cheap sum of $5 from the band’s website. They are currently in the studio recording a full length album, tentatively titled ‘The Army Life’. Demos from these studio sessions can be heard on their Myspace.
That’s Him! That’s The Guy!: Website || Myspace
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The revolution has already begun and you heard it here first. I was so excited about what’s going on here, I just moved back to Michigan from NYC. THTTG and Canada are to indie folk what Frog Eyes and Wolf Parade were to indie rock a few years back. Keep your ear to the rail because the train is coming fast!
I’m not sure you realized this when picking the two Michigan bands to review, but Joe Scott plays keys/guitar for Canada as well!
For the first time as a Michigander, I am truely excited for the music scene here.
Heh, yes, I learnt about that afterwards actually. Which shows I should really do some more research.