March 26th, 2009 8:22am
So Deep In Our Skulls
Vampire Hands “No Fun”
When I first heard this song, there was no doubt in my mind that the singer was a woman. I was wrong. It’s actually a dude, which I suppose is not totally unfathomable — I was thinking that the voice was similar to that of Celebration’s somewhat androgynous Katrina Ford, who often reminds me of Robert Plant — but I still find it hard to imagine, or at least picture. “No Fun” is floaty and relaxed, but also rather substantial and physically urgent as a result of its busy, ever-shifting percussion. The arrangement strikes a perfect balance of turbulence and tranquility, with the contradictory states leveling out enough to imply a peaceful acceptance of conflict and change.
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3/26/09 11:43 am
Sort of from the Marc Bolan school of singing like a cosmic masculine lady, which I enjoy in non-cock rock contexts. Have you heard anything by the Philly band Memory Cassette? I can’t for the life of me discern gender there…
3/26/09 12:11 pm
Like the tune, and I wish I’d listened to it before I read your description, because I’m curious about what my thoughts would have been if I didn’t already know it was a dude singing.
But Vampire Hands? Seriously? Can we start a betting pool on what the next “Vampire” band will be?
Breakfast of Vampires?
Vampire Weekdays?
There is a Vampire that Never Goes Out?
Father to a Sister of a Vampire? (I really like this one!)
Subterranean Homesick Vampire? (Added bonus! Dylan AND Radiohead reference!)
3/27/09 12:21 am
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