Sunday, January 29, 2006

Add One Cup Instability, Mix Well With Tone-Deaf Vocals

There are three main components which go into creating the perfect pop song, and Vile Vile Grass (by The Red Krayola) has them all: 1. Hesitant, unstable guitar work; 2. Rushed, off-key singing; 3. Paranoid ramblings overly concerned with Tarzan which then spiral into a nervous breakdown. This is one of the few accessible tracks on 1999's otherwise "difficult" Fingerpainting (and by "difficult", I actually mean jarringly brilliant). You can find it at Drag City.
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2 comments:

  1. jonder7:57 PM

    Thanks for the info about Johnny Glenn. Was he on the Arizona Disease compilation?

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  2. Anonymous9:10 PM

    Have you heard about the Red Krayola documentary that's in the works? Sounds promising. I think the band (ie Mayo & whoever he's collaborating with these days) will be touring in the fall.

    I have an interview with Mayo here:
    http://www.warpedrealitymagazine.com/2005/12/bring_me_the_head_of_the_red_k.html

    (Here via Underneathica!)

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