Johnny Parry
Songs Without a Purpose
Lost Toy (2007)
Applying the finishing touches to a viola-and-recorder composition evocatively recreating the world of Sloppy Joe Riggs-Lattimer (a red-headed scientologist Jew known only to the residents of 1980's Pennsylvania) Sufjan Stevens decides to take a midnight stroll through the brisk fall air. Stopping to gaze lovingly at the moon, he is brutally murdered by a passing hobo who mistakes him for the Dark Prince Lucifer. In a rare moment of lucidity, the hobo decides to trade outfits with Stevens. Immediately, swallowed by the murky tides of his madness, the hobo concludes that he has in fact become the popular songwriter/geographer. Rooting through the pockets of his new sport coat, "Sufjan" finds a note concerning an imminent band practice. He attends. Chaos ensues. -------------------------------------------------- "Hertfordshire Waits? Is that you?" Tom Waits, stumbling down Vine, wearing only a trench coat and an eye-patch, did not at first hear the anxious voice. In fact, Waits was completely engrossed in his first idea of the day. He had just hazily noted that there was no longer any difference between the odor of his unwashed body and that of mid-shelf bourbon. Savoring this insight, a queasy smile on his creased and greasy face, he shuffled past … Read more
Malignancy
Inhuman Grotesqueries
Willowtip (2007)
a) "Neglected Rejection" b) "Benign Reabsorption" c) "Predicated Malformations" d) "Embryological Teratomas" Okay, here's how it works - you guess … Read more
These Days
Chained to the Lake
Twelve Gauge (2007)
Following the release of their debut full-length, one of my favorites of 2005, These Days went on indefinite hiatus. Needless … Read more
Pechblende
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Indianola (2007)
I very nearly saw this band, in a barn, no less. From the time I saw the flier I was … Read more
