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Fishboy – Classic Creeps
0I’ve always had a soft spot for the particularly type of whimsy put out by Texas indiepop band Fishboy. They’ve always gone down the hyper-literate route in their lyrics, making songs that are closer to full blown short stories than simple pop songs. Their latest album Classic Creeps takes this to it’s logical evolution. The record is a concept album, with each song telling the story of a particular character, from Aaron the Afterthought Astronaut to Archibald Aspen to Autumn the Owl. Each song introduces the next character on the album, all of which are in alphabetical order (despite all beginning with A). Beyond the concept though, it’s just a really fun record, full of the typical Fishboy charm made up of upbeat sounding numbers that can actually be pretty grim if you look under the surface. The best part of all this? Classic Creeps is just the first in a series of such records.
Classic Creeps will be released on May 10 via Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records.
MP3 Fishboy – Autumn the Owl (Mistakes the Feelings of Being In Love with the Feelings of Being an Owl)
Fishboy – Halftime At The Proper Name Spelling Bee
03 years ago
in MP3s
Imagine a world so surreal that the police would run a spelling bee in order to catch the band playing during the intermission to stop their crime spree. This is the world occupied by Fishboy, and it’s a joy to behold. It may all sound a little jarring at first, with it’s bold guitars, horns and sometimes snarling vocals, but given a couple of plays, the spelling bee becomes a far more welcoming locale.
