This is one of those CDs I wish that I had written. It's a smartly written edgy indie rock album with great raspy vocals and the spotlight on the bass guitar. #sixgoingonseven vocalist/bassist Josh English is one of my most envied songwriters and this album contains one of those songs that we sometimes get to imagine was written just for me ("reverse midas") with a lyrical delivery that will get my fist up in defiance every time ("from best friends to 'better left unsaid'. 'Never again' is a safe bet.") My band got to play with these guys in North Hampton, MA at a small art space called The Flywheel. It was the kind of venue that made it feel like a scene, like a group of friends. I don't remember our set but our friends in The Warren Commission killed it and I was in awe of this band. It was a performance where I didn't want to blink and miss seeing the bass guitar gymnastics. I've been after my old drummer for years to copy the bootleg she made of that show on a reasonable format (seriously, what am I going to do with a mini disc?)
This album has quietly been a desert island favorite of mine since it's release in '99. It's also another one of those bands that I love but I am surprised at how little other people find them as engaging as I do. Ah well, sometimes.the horses aren't thirsty.
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