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Blackball False, Truth! - "Girl Penguin, Come Back, Goddamnit!" If a roadtrip were a hypodermic needle, the car the plunger, then getting out of at the end would be near impossible. This slow building of pressure, over hours, though at top speeds, is what this song feels like. The same is true for much of this great album. How else can I analogize this feeling? Like, imagine all the lightbulbs in your house were actually balloons, and the more you left them on, the more they inflated. At first it's cute and fun, then it starts to impede your work a little bit, and soon you're overwhelmed, you can't even move, they're hot, they kinda burn. Blackball False, Truth! - "Motion Sickness Conquers Heartache" the colour comments: formerly Malmo, BF,T! seems to be one guy, so i guess touring is out until a band can be assembled. This is a very interesting veil under which to experience this music. It feels anything but solitary, and totally full-formed, not layered at all. An unexpectedly commendable achievement. Now get a band. [site] Posted by Dan at November 20, 2006 3:10 AMComments
"he spends his time thinking of new aliases to go by..........." I do that as well. You'd do the same if you were called Stove. This guy is quite good. Great song titles as well. Posted by Stove at November 20, 2006 7:56 AMAnother spot on find. It made my ears decide it was worth getting some sun today. Posted by Altman E. at November 20, 2006 10:49 PMYeah. I was just reading a preposterously completist review of Alex Chilton and this was perfectly acceptable accompaniment. High praise. Posted by wcw at November 20, 2006 11:47 PMTrack 2 off of this Blackball False, Truth! album reminds me a lot of the Peter, Bjorn, & John album. Posted by Tim at November 21, 2006 12:13 PMwow, the BF,T! record is really good. It builds on itself so well. Very cohesive. Posted by joe at November 21, 2006 12:27 PMman. right-on descrption for that first one especially. Posted by Sean at November 21, 2006 3:01 PMWow, this guy is bloody brilliant. Posted by Aaron at November 22, 2006 2:04 PMPost a comment |
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Sean Michaels lives in Montreal, where he is writing a novel. His work also occasionally appears at McSweeney's. Follow him on Twitter or reach him here.
Dan Beirne is an actor and writer living in Montreal. He writes fiction fiction fiction on here. It may feel true, but it is never True. He is most proud of his most recent project The Bitter End. Email him here Jordan Himelfarb lives in Toronto, where he is editor in chief of The Mark. Jordan's posts appear at Said the Gramophone only on the last Wednesday of every month. Email him here. Site design and header typography by Neale McDavitt-Van Fleet. The header graphic is randomized: this one is by . 
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