I’m trying to keep my mind off the looming election results. For this reason I’m posting a little recommendation for a band you might dig.
A few weeks ago Builder was raving about some tissue boy fantastic band. I didn’t take any note because the name was ridiculous and I was wrapped up in Interpol’s sophomore record. During my last update from the future, I came across the Kleenex Girl Wonder album, Ponyoak and threw it into the massive Ipod update. This weekend was the records first chance to grace my eardrums, and they couldn’t be more impressed. In recent rants to friends, I have included the phrases “pop gem” and “indie genius,” but there is definitely more too it. Midwesterner, Graham Smith, is the one man force behind this band. He pens, plays and records all of Kleenex Girl Wonder’s music. The best way for me to describe Smith’s work is that he channels the song craft of The Beatles and puts it through a lo-fi filter ala Guided by Voices. This seems all too appropriate since he toured in GBV before getting the boot due to some on-stage improve antics. If you listen carefully, you can hear some the post industrial sounds made popular by The Faint, but most of them are buried beneath the pop façade. Another one of my favorites who seem to play a hand in Smith’s influence is the Bob Mould (x-Husker Du) led Sugar. Their radio friendly 90’s pop is laced with tints of angst driven grunge without falling into the typical Seattle stereotype. So my assessment is any self-respecting GBV fan or lover of all things pop should give this record a shot; you just might like it.
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