Kindercastle
number b
yk records

Admittedly, I am a bit partial when it comes to records that I’m putting out but I must say, the second full-length from Kindercastle is damn good. I mean, if you liked what they were doing on In a Tizzy with their ELO-influenced pop songs; they continue doing so here. However, they manage to integrate a good bit of extra weirdness as well.. a layer of sound that you don’t typically expect from music of this variety. Sure there are plenty of string arrangements (which is nice in and of itself) but the keyboard and atmospheric stuff really grounds it for me.

Long story short, this album is available now. I think it’s great and totally think you should get it. Oh, and you should probably come to the Mercy Lounge tonight for the release show.

Natural Child
1971
Infinity Cat

Natural Child – “Woman C’mon”

If you judged 1971 from the first two tracks, you’d think you were in for some beer swilling, hard rockin bar tunes. Which, based on prior releases, wouldn’t be a terrible assumption. However, pretty much every track after “Hard Workin’ Man” takes a much more mellow turn. If you compared it to levels of drunken stupor you’d be borderline blacked out for the first two tracks and everything from there one out is that uncontrollable euphoria where you still stumble around a bit but no one’s annoyed with you and everyone is just having a blast.

I mention this because I was actually surprised at the mellow vibe. I expected the agressive, fuzzed out, rambunctiousness of the prior releases to carry through. It’s good to see that Natural Child has some new musical zones to explore.

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JEFF the Brotherhood
We Are The Champions
Infinity Cat

JEFF the Brotherhood – “Ripper”

There was a time when I didn’t “get” JEFF. I heard all the buzz about town, I listened to a few songs online and, ultimately, was left baffled by why everyone ranted and raved about why they were considered so phenomenal. Then, fortunately for me, I saw them live. After that, everything made sense. We Are the Champions explores some new territory beyond the previously released Heavy Days but, as far as I can tell, will hit home most effectively if you see them live. OR, if you happen to enjoy some perfectly balanced lo-fi guitar rock with simple song structures, Ramones-esque lyrics and some perfectly righteous shredding.

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