They Cannot Eat Because They’re Too Busy Laughing

Banjo-V “Experimental Fashion” – This song is a product of the always entertaining Song Fight website, where scores of lo-fi amateur musicians duke it out to see who can write the best song with a title provided by the administrators of the site. The results vary wildly in terms of quality and generally range from earnest folk pop to noisy indie rock to goofy white rap to the truly bizarre and singular Octothorpe, who unfortunately do not appear to be participating any longer. Banjo-V were the winners of the “Experimental Fashion” contest, and rightfully so – their song is a real lo-fi indie gem, with a bouncy, cheerful melody and charmingly shambolic musicianship. The singer even sounds a lot like Wayne Coyne, making the whole thing sound like a very drunk and silly Clouds Taste Metallic-era Flaming Lips.

I definitely recommend checking out the Song Fight archives, where every song in every contest is available for download, including all of the runners up in the “Experimental Fashion” competition.