god, John Congleton makes some of the most interesting and gloriously absurd music.
You've probably heard his work, having produced some very successful albums by Modest Mouse, Explosions in the Sky, The Mountain Goats, The Roots, and Chin up chin up. Last year he produced a great album by The Appleseed Cast, Perigrine. Most recently, the new album by The Polyphonic Spree was done by Congleton.
More importantly, Congleton heads up the band The Paper Chase. I really enjoyed their last album (Now You Are One Of Us, fantastic), and as I've been spinning it some more this week, I thought I'd make a topic. This is what I wrote about their album from last year:
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One of the most unique releases of 2006 comes from The pAper chAse. Singer, guitarist and principle songwriter John Congleton is the mastermind behind the creations of this unusual group, which sounds like a strange cross between Sleepytime Gorilla Museum and Modest Mouse at their most odd. Strangely catchy melodies emanate from this odd contraption of discordant piano and twisted guitar rhythms, with paranoid, neurotic lyrics so absurd that they’re impossible to take at face value. The over-the-top nature of the songs makes them fun though, and eventually this strangely glorious album begins to make perfect sense.
Anyone who's curiuos should check this out. I would consider it "difficult" listening the first time through, but if you spin it twice, you'll hopefully catch on.
You've probably heard his work, having produced some very successful albums by Modest Mouse, Explosions in the Sky, The Mountain Goats, The Roots, and Chin up chin up. Last year he produced a great album by The Appleseed Cast, Perigrine. Most recently, the new album by The Polyphonic Spree was done by Congleton.
More importantly, Congleton heads up the band The Paper Chase. I really enjoyed their last album (Now You Are One Of Us, fantastic), and as I've been spinning it some more this week, I thought I'd make a topic. This is what I wrote about their album from last year:
Quote:
One of the most unique releases of 2006 comes from The pAper chAse. Singer, guitarist and principle songwriter John Congleton is the mastermind behind the creations of this unusual group, which sounds like a strange cross between Sleepytime Gorilla Museum and Modest Mouse at their most odd. Strangely catchy melodies emanate from this odd contraption of discordant piano and twisted guitar rhythms, with paranoid, neurotic lyrics so absurd that they’re impossible to take at face value. The over-the-top nature of the songs makes them fun though, and eventually this strangely glorious album begins to make perfect sense.
Anyone who's curiuos should check this out. I would consider it "difficult" listening the first time through, but if you spin it twice, you'll hopefully catch on.
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http://download.yousendit.com/79DACB79366D6D81
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