Right now I'll say that the record I won't be talking about here, as it still hasn't arrived to my door, is Buttsweat and Tears by The Lawrence Arms. I just know it'll be awesome, so go out and buy it.
Anyways, the reason for this buying spree is tied into my love for smaller labels, which causes the bands to do strange things, like only offer vinyl or mp3, and sometimes, I need my damn physical copy.
Which brings me to Lansing, Michigan's very own Cheap Girls and their second full-length release My Roaring 20's.
Purchase: Vinyl 1/Vinyl 2/mp3This is a cool little band with a cool little sound, a mix of indie rock, pop, and a heaping helping of that decade we like to call the nineties. Ummmm.... the parts we actually like to remember.
With a focus on the music, rather than the production value (Thanks of which go to Rick Johnson from Bomb the Music Industry!) we the people are given an album full of chugging guitars, tight rhythms and lyrics that speak to a wide array of the many events in the lives of twenty-somethings. Drugs, alcohol, debt, school, love and love lost, if you're a believer in taking lyrics to heart, there's sure to be something here that speaks to you.
If you like the instruments more, don't worry, they got you covered too. Most songs fall into a mellower, indie-rock format with bursts of rocking guitar solos, nothing ever gets too heavy or too light, save for the opener Sunnyside which still provides an excellent opener for the album while gaining just enough rock towards the end to provide a nice jump point into the next song.
My littlest complaint comes in the length of the album, it's a little short, but that may just be a testament to how much I actually like it. I find myself listening to the CD (which comes packaged with the vinyl) straight through, back to song one and over, simply because it transitions so well from track ten to one. Unintended? Probably. Awesome? Definitely.
One of the intangibles that really makes this release cool (along with other Paper + Plastick releases) are the various and random vinyl options available. This is, after all, the same company that released the debut Farewell Continental EP as a square. For My Roaring 20's, they went with the classic circle shape and enhanced by making it either orange/white swirl, clear with orange dust, or, the one that I received, the clear/orange drop.
It's flippin' see through!And, if all that wasn't cool enough, I also got a piece of cardboard with a handwritten note inside.
It's better than a love letter from your mom.What I'm trying to say is; splurge the $15 bucks and get one for yourself. At the very least buy the mp3 version of the album. Cheapskates.
Yes. Yes. I never forget. Going back to Quote/Unquote Records for this one; If you need more convincing to buy the album I just rambled on about, you can get their first release Find Me a Drink Home for free/donation - just click on the picture below.
One last bit of trivia, and this isn't a slam or slight against the band for doing what they do, in fact it's quite the opposite. But, I'd like to thank them for continuing the tradition of everyone (friends, press, musicians now) misspelling my first name. I just don't know what I'd do if someone were to ever get it right.
I hate myself for always saying there are only two choices in life, do or don't. 'Cause, when it comes time for me to heed my own advice, I always end up praying for another option.
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