This is "3." Melody-driven acoustic/electric funk/punk with some of the darkest, deepest, funniest and most literate lyrics since the hey-day of that John guy from England (we don't mean Elton). If all this sounds like so much hype, stop reading right now and give "Paint By Number" a listen. From the radio-ready, highway anthem "Wrongside" to the brooding power ballad "Careless Kim" and the straight-ahead rocker "Paint By Number," this is an album, and a band, with infinite variety and no weak spots. Machine-gun drumming punctuates the hypnotic melody of "Leaving After All," emotive vocal histrionics inform the rhythmic throb of "Lay Down the Law," and check out "You Call Me Baby," "Blood on the Blankets," "Astroknot" ....... ok, you try to pick just one favorite. And don't overlook the strange, experimental hidden track (you deep thinkers will be able to figure out which number it is). Don't miss this amazing album!!
|
Home
Featured Artists